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.
