(Reuters) -The Israeli military said on Friday that a missile launched from Yemen most likely fragmented in mid-air after air raid sirens sounded in several areas across Israel.
Yemen’s militant Houthi group claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it carried out three operations against Israel including firing a ballistic missile towards Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, the group’s military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, said in a televised statement on Friday.
During the incident, the aerial defence systems made several attempts to intercept the missile, the military added in a statement. No injuries were reported, Israeli police said.
The Iran-aligned group, which controls the most populous parts of Yemen, has been firing at Israel and attacking shipping lanes.
Houthis have repeatedly said their attacks are an act of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
Most of the dozens of missiles and drones they have launched have been intercepted or fallen short. Israel has carried out a series of retaliatory strikes.
(Reporting by Alexander Cornwell, Lili Bayer, Enas Alashray and Ahmed Tolba; Editing by Lisa Shumaker and Daniel Wallis)
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