Air-raid sirens were activated across Israel’s central region on Monday night after Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists launched a missile at the Jewish state, sending millions of civilians running for shelter.
“For the second time today, millions of Israelis are running to shelter as sirens sound across Israel following a projectile launched from Yemen,” the Israel Defense Forces confirmed.
“Following alerts that were activated a short time ago in several areas of the country, one missile launched from Yemen was intercepted,” the IDF subsequently stated. “The missile was intercepted before it crossed into the country’s territory; alerts were activated according to policy.”
The Magen David Adom medical emergency response organization said its “teams went out to search the scenes where reports were received” while adding that “at this stage,” no casualties were called in.
Sirens sounded in dozens of cities and towns in the country’s densely-populated center, including Tel Aviv, Airport City near Ben-Gurion International Airport, as well as on the outskirts of Jerusalem.
Local media aired footage of the missile being intercepted over the capital. Missile shrapnel reportedly fell in the city of Beit Shemesh, located some 12 miles west of Jerusalem in the Judean foothills.
The missile attack from Yemen came mere minutes after Iranian-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad fired two rockets at southern Israel from Gaza.
The IDF previously shot down a Houthi missile fired at Israel on Sunday morning, which likewise triggered air-raid sirens, including in Tel Aviv.