Air raid sirens resounded through the center of Israel on Friday afternoon after a missile launch in Yemen. The IDF confirmed that the missile had been successfully intercepted by the Arrow 3 defense system.
Flights to Ben Gurion airport, some of which are operated by EL AL, were delayed or diverted after alerts from the air raids were triggered at the airport. In response to the security situation, a certain number of international airlines have extended their cancellations of flights to Israel.
The alerts have been heard in several towns and villages, including such as Aviv, Herzliya, Bnei Brak, Givatayim, Holon, Bat Yam, Rishhon Lezion, Ness Ziona, Kfar Saba, Netanya, Tel Mond, or Yehuda, Azor, Beit Dagan and Modiin-Maccabim-Reut, as well as parts of the Shomron.
The Magen David Adom ambulance service reported that a woman was injured while rushing into a refuge during the alert. No other victim has been reported.
Tel Aviv district police said the police were searches in the region to identify and isolate all potential missile debris sites.
Meanwhile, mass demonstrations take place in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, under the slogan “we have defeated the United States and we will defeat Israel”. Similar rallies have been reported in the provinces of Hodeidah, Hajjah, Amran and Dhamar. Images of the demonstrations have shown reading panels: “Jaffa – will continue your death”, referring to the historically Arab district of Tel Aviv.
On Wednesday, the FDI identified a launch of suspected missiles from Yemen which failed in mid-volume and did not reach Israeli territory. The same morning, the Houthi forces launched another drone to Israel, which was successfully intercepted by the Israeli Air Force without triggering any alert.
Before the incident, Hezam Al -Asad, senior Houthi official, – known for having issued threats to Israel in Hebrew – said attacks on Israel would continue. “Does the Zionist entity have enough shelters?” He wrote.
