The Israel Defense Forces said that it had identified a surface-to-surface missile fired from Yemen over central Israel.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have said that the militant group struck Israel using a „new hypersonic ballistic missile.“
Yahya Sarea, a spokesperson for the Houthis, said that the missile took just 11 and a half minutes to travel more than 1,200 miles.
The Israel Defense Forces said that it had identified a surface-to-surface missile fired from Yemen over central Israel.
It said that the projectile „most likely fragmented in mid-air“ before falling in an open area.
„No injuries were reported“, the IDF said on X.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has since said that the Houthis would pay a „heavy price“ for the attack.
