The Israeli military said sirens sounded in central Israel on Saturday as it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen.
Yemen’s Houthi militias have launched missiles and drones towards Israel, hundreds of kilometers to the north. Israel has responded by striking Houthi areas on several occasions. Last week Israeli warplanes bombed two ports and a power station.
The Iran-backed Houthis have also carried out more than 100 attacks on ships since November 2023. They have sunk two vessels, seized another and killed at least four seafarers. The intensity of the attacks has disrupted global shipping and prompted route changes.
The attacks have forced some ships to take the long route around southern Africa rather than the Suez Canal, leading to increases in insurance rates, delivery costs and time that stoked global inflation fears.
