The missile, known as the Palestine 2, was joined by four drones, all of which targeted the Jaffa area in Israel, according to Houthu spokesman Yahya Saree

The IDF has said that it thinks Israeli Air Defence systems successfully intercepted a missile launched from Yemen early today. Israel claims that two ballistic missiles were fired by the Houthi rebels.

A missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted central Israel, sounding sirens and causing people to flee into bomb shelters. The Israeli military said several attempts were made to intercept a missile that was launched from Yemen and “the missile was likely intercepted”.