JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An incoming missile launched from Yemen is likely to succeed after a sirens of air raids across Israel were heard on Sunday.
There is no claim to immediately claim responsibility.
Around 1816 (GMT 1516), a sirens could be heard in Jerusalem. The military initially said that the two missiles were believed to have been launched from Yemen, but shortly after that it said there was only one.
Since the current war in Gaza began in 2023, Yemen-Iran-backed Houthi movement has launched missiles and drones in Israel, saying it was to support the Palestinians.
Huthis suspended the attack during a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that began in January. Israel broke the ceasefire in March and resumed its campaign in Gaza.
According to Israeli officials, the war began in October 2023, when Hamas led an attack on communities in southern Israel, killing 1,200 people and capturing 251 prisoners.
According to health officials in the Hamas-ruled enclave, Israel’s retaliatory attacks killed more than 50,000 Palestinians in Gaza.
Hamas still holds 59 hostages, while 192 other people were released during the ceasefire or rescued by Israeli forces.
(Reported by Alexander Cornwell; Editors of Francis Kerry and Giles Elgood)
