Overview

• At about 5:40 a.m. local time Thursday, the IDF detected a missile launched from Yemen, activated defenses, and later reported it fell in open terrain outside Israel with no sirens sounded.
• On Wednesday evening, Israeli defenses intercepted a missile after sirens sounded across multiple cities, and emergency services reported no injuries.
• Earlier Wednesday, a separate Houthi-launched missile toward Israel was also intercepted after alarms were triggered across central regions.
• The IDF later assessed that an intercepted missile carried a cluster warhead and urged the public to follow Home Front Command guidance and avoid suspected unexploded ordnance.
• The Houthis claimed responsibility for firing two ballistic missiles at Tel Aviv, and Ben Gurion Airport was briefly closed as a safety measure during the alerts.