JERUSALEM, Sept 15 (Askume) – A surface-to-surface missile fired from Yemen towards central Israel fell in an uninhabited area of central Israel and caused no casualties, the Israeli military said on Sunday.
Shortly before, air raid sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and central Israel, prompting residents to flee their shelters.
The Israeli military said that “shortly ago, after an alarm was sounded in central Israel, a surface-to-surface missile was detected entering central Israel from the east and falling in an open area.”
A loud explosion was also heard in the area, which the military said came from a missile interceptor being launched. The military said its guidelines for protecting Israeli residents remained unchanged.
In July, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched a long-range drone at Tel Aviv, killing one person and wounding four others. Following the attack , Israel launched a massive airstrike on Houthi armed military bases near the port of Hodeidah in Yemen, killing at least 3 people and wounding 87 others.
