JERUSALEM (Reuters) -A surface-to-surface missile fired at central Israel from Yemen hit an unpopulated space, inflicting no accidents, Israel’s army mentioned on Sunday.
Moments earlier, air raid sirens had sounded in Tel Aviv and throughout central Israel, sending residents working for shelter.
“Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in central Israel, a surface-to-surface missile was identified crossing into central Israel from the east and fell in an open area. No injuries were reported,” the army mentioned.
Loud booms have been additionally heard within the area, which the army mentioned got here from missile interceptors that had been launched. It added that its protecting pointers to Israel’s residents have been unchanged.
In July, Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen fired a long-range drone at Tel Aviv, killing one man and wounding 4 others. The assault prompted Israel to hold out a significant air strike on Houthi army targets close to Yemen’s Hodeidah port, killing at the least three individuals and wounding 87.