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title: "Israel says it intercepted missile launched from Yemen"
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# Israel says it intercepted missile launched from Yemen

> The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen targeting Israel early on Thursday, in the latest attack bearing the hallmarks of Yemen's Houthi militants.

By Reuters · Published 22 May 2025, 06:46 SAST · Updated 22 May 2025, 06:46 SAST

## Key points
- In a dramatic display of solidarity that’s part missile diplomacy and part misfire, Yemen’s Houthis continue to lob missiles at Israel while graciously pausing their fireworks aimed at U.S. ships, all amidst a backdrop of retaliatory strikes that have turned the Red Sea into a rather chaotic nautical battleground.
- Sirens sounded across central Israel following a missile launch, as reported by the military.
- The Houthis continue missile attacks on Israel, citing solidarity with Gaza, while pausing strikes on U.S. vessels.
- Israel has conducted retaliatory strikes on Yemen, including damage to Sanaa's main airport and Red Sea ports.
- Since the onset of the Israel-Hamas conflict, the Houthis have attempted numerous attacks on Israel, mostly intercepted or ineffective.

## Content

The missile triggered sirens in several areas of central Israel, the military said in a statement.

Undeterred by Israeli strikes on Yemen, the Houthis have continued to fire missiles at Israel in what they describe as an act of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, although they have agreed to halt attacks on U.S. ships. The group has not claimed responsibility for Thursday's launch.

Israel has carried out retaliatory strikes, including one on May 6 that damaged Yemen's main airport in Sanaa, and another last week targeting the Red Sea ports of Hodeidah and Salif.

Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023, the Houthis have launched dozens of missile and drone attacks targeting Israel, most of which have been intercepted or have fallen short.

(Reporting by Hatem Maher; Editing by Tom Hogue and Muralikumar Anantharaman)