Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired another ballistic missile at Israel early Tuesday morning, triggering sirens across the center of the country as well as in southern Israel, for the third time in less than a week.
The Israel Defense Forces said it managed to intercept the missile before it entered Israeli airspace.
According to a military source, the projectile was shot down using the long-range Arrow air defense system, which is designed to take out ballistic missiles outside of the atmosphere.
Sirens were triggered across central Israel — between Herzliya and Ashdod — as well as in several towns east of Beersheba, as a precaution due to the possibility of fragments landing inside Israeli territory following the interception, the military said.
The Magen David Adom emergency medical service said it did not receive any reports of injuries due to fallen missile or interceptor fragments.
However, a 60-year-old woman fell while running to a shelter in Tel Aviv and was taken to the city’s Ichilov Hospital in serious condition, MDA said.
At least 25 people were treated for minor injuries after falling while running to the shelter or due to anxiety attacks caused by the missile sirens, MDA added.
Shortly after the launch, senior Houthi official Hezam al-Asad tweeted that such attacks would........