Overview
- Israel’s military said a missile detected from Yemen early Thursday landed in an open area outside Israeli territory, with no sirens triggered and no injuries reported.
- The incident was the third Houthi launch in 24 hours following two interceptions on Wednesday, including one missile the IDF said carried a cluster warhead.
- The IDF urged civilians to follow Home Front Command instructions and avoid suspected fall sites or unexploded ordnance; emergency services reported no impact calls.
- Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed harsh retaliation, writing that Israel would “complete all 10 plagues” in response to renewed Houthi missile fire.
- Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree claimed a strike on Ben Gurion Airport, and officials reported a suspected Houthi attack on a Red Sea vessel near Hodeida with the ship and crew safe.