An Israeli missile interception occurred on Saturday, responding to a launch from Yemen. The interception followed air strikes in Sanaa, Yemen, the previous day, claimed by Houthi rebels as an attack by the US and Britain. The Houthis, backed by Iran, have escalated attacks on Israel since last year, citing solidarity with Palestinians. Israel has retaliated with air strikes in Yemen, including targeting Sanaa's international airport.
The Israel i military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen early Saturday, a day after the Houthi-held capital Sanaa was hit by fresh air strikes.Sirens sounded in areas of Jerusalem and the Dead Sea on Saturday as 'a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted... prior to crossing into Israel i territory,' the Israel i military said.The day before, a fresh air strike hit Sanaa, which Houthi rebels blamed on 'US-British aggression' though it remains unclear who was behind it.
The Iran-backed Houthis control large parts of Yemen after seizing Sanaa and ousting the government in 2014.Since the eruption of war in Gaza in October last year, the Houthis — claiming solidarity with Palestinians — have fired a series of missiles and drones at Israel.They have stepped up their attacks since November's ceasefire between Israel and another Iran-backed group, Hezbollah in Lebanon.Israel has also struck Yemen, including targeting Sanaa's international airport on Thursday in an attack that came as the head of the World Health Organization was about to board a plane.The Houthis have also attacked commercial shipping in the Red Sea, prompting reprisal strikes by the United States and sometimes Britain.Earlier Friday, before the strike on Sanaa, tens of thousands of people gathered to protest and express solidarity with Palestinians.'The equation has changed and has become: (targeting) airport for airport, port for port, and infrastructure for infrastructure,' Huthi supporter Mohammed al-Gobisi said.Airport damagedIsrael's strike on the Sanaa international airport on Thursday shattered windows and left the top of the control tower a bombed-out shell.A witness told AFP that the raids also targeted the adjacent Al-Dailami air base, which shares the airport's runway.'The attack resulted in four dead until now and around 20 wounded from staff, airport and passengers,' Huthi Deputy Transport Minister Yahya al-Sayani sai
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