Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels on Friday, December 27, said they fired a missile at Israel's Ben Gurion airport, after Israel's military reported a missile had been intercepted. The new rebel claim came a day after Israeli raids pounded Sanaa's international airport and other targets in rebel-held areas of Yemen.

A projectile fired from Yemen struck Tel Aviv overnight into Saturday, Israeli authorities said, in a rare instance of a failed interception over the city.

A missile from Yemen struck Tel Aviv, leading to injuries and lockdowns as tensions escalate following Israeli airstrikes on Yemen.- Watch Video on English Oneindia

The Israeli army said an attempt to intercept a projectile launched from Yemen overnight, some 2,000 kilometres away, was unsuccessful. Several people were injured after the projectile fell in Tel Aviv,

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Yemen’s Houthi-run broadcaster Al Masirah said that two people were killed in Israeli strikes on Sanaa international airport and another person was killed in Ras Issa port

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Friday claimed to have fired a missile at Israel's Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv. This came after Israel's military reported a missile had been intercepted and a day after Israel struck Sanaa's international airport and other locations in Houthi-held areas of Yemen.