ISTANBUL

The Israeli army on Sunday claimed that it had successfully intercepted a missile launched from Yemen before it could breach Israeli airspace.

In a statement, the army said: "The air force intercepted a missile launched from Yemen," adding that it "was intercepted before it entered Israeli airspace."

"Alerts were activated in line with established procedures," it said.

Following the alerts, Magen David Adom, Israel's emergency medical service, reported that two women sustained injuries while rushing to shelters.

Separately, Yemen’s Houthi group confirmed the attack, saying that it had “successfully targeted Ben Gurion Airport in central Israel with a ballistic missile.”

The Houthi group has been attacking Israeli-linked ships passing through the Red and Arabian seas, the Bab al-Mandab Strait, and the Gulf of Aden with missiles and drones since late 2023, disrupting global trade in what it said is a show of solidarity with the Gaza Strip.

The group halted its attacks when a ceasefire was declared in January between Israel and the Palestinian resistance group Hamas, but it threatened to resume the attacks after Israel blocked all humanitarian aid into Gaza on March 2.