Yemen’s Houthi group claimed a ballistic missile attack Sunday on a “vital target” in central Israel. Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree said that his group targeted a vital target in central Israel with a hypersonic ballistic missile, saying the attack “successfully hit its target.”

The projectile was shot down after sirens had sounded in various areas of central Israel in the early morning, an Israeli statement said

Israel’s military said Sunday that it intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Yemen before it entered Israeli airspace. The missile triggered sirens in several cities and communities across central Israel,

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday confirmed that recent sirens in central Israel were triggered by a missile launched from Yemen by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The missile, which was aimed at Israeli territory,