The Israeli military said a rocket fired from Yemen hit an area of Tel Aviv injuring 16 people on Saturday, and Houthi rebels later reported airstrikes in Yemen’s rebel-held capital, Sanaa.

A projectile launched into Israel from Yemen overnight struck Tel Aviv, leading to 16 people suffering mild injuries, according to Israeli officials.

The Houthis claimed responsibility for the strike in the Jaffa area and celebrated the Israel Defense Forces’ failed attempt to intercept the missile.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for a missile attack that targeted the Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv. The Friday attack came a day after Israel targeted Yemen’s primary international airport in Sanaa,

Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels on Friday, December 27, said they fired a missile at Israel's Ben Gurion airport, after Israel's military reported a missile had been intercepted. The new rebel claim came a day after Israeli raids pounded Sanaa's international airport and other targets in rebel-held areas of Yemen.

Huge crowds demonstrated in Yemen's capital on Friday ... In response, the Iran-backed Huthis fired a missile at Tel Aviv airport and said they launched drones at the city and a ship in the ...

In a dramatic escalation of regional tensions, Yemen's Houthi forces have launched a devastating series of missile strikes against Israeli targets, executing 13 attacks over 10 days. Central to this campaign was the deployment of the advanced Palestine-2 hypersonic ballistic missile,

Even as battles with its enemies on its borders appear to be winding down, Israel is being challenged by intensifying attacks by the Houthi militia in Yemen, 1,000 miles away.

"The Yemeni missile forces used a Palestine-2 hypersonic ballistic missile to strike the Israeli adversary’s Nevatim airbase in the Negev area in the south of occupied Palestine. The missile successfully hit its target," he reported to the Houthi-owned Al Masirah television channel.

Israel's air defence intercepted a missile fired from Yemen early on Saturday, according to the military. The missile was shot down before it could reach Israeli territory, the military said on Telegram.

A fresh air strike hit Yemen's rebel-held capital Sanaa on Friday, the Iran-backed Huthis said, after they claimed to have carried out new attacks on Israel amid mounting hostilities.