JERUSALEM: The Israeli army said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen today, shortly after air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem, according to AFP journalists. “Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel,

The Israeli military says it intercepted a missile fired by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The missile triggered air raid sirens in Jerusalem and other areas on Sunday.

The Houthis continued their attacks against Israel on Sunday morning as a ballistic missile targeted the Jerusalem and Dead Sea areas, with sirens going off. The Israel Defense Forces Home Front Command issued a warning several minutes before the alarms blared. Fragments of the Israeli interceptor were found in the Hebron hills, in the West Bank.