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 time in the past in central Israel, a surface-to-surface missile was recognized crossing into central Israel from the east and fell in an open space. No accidents had been reported,” the army mentioned.
Loud booms had been additionally heard within the area, which the army mentioned got here from missile interceptors that had been launched. It added that its protecting tips to Israel’s residents had been unchanged.
Smoke may very well be seen billowing in an open area in central Israel, based on a Reuters witness, although it was unclear if the fireplace was began by the missile or particles of an interceptor.
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 not less than three folks and wounding 87.
