A missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted central Israel early Tuesday, sounding sirens and causing people to flee into bomb shelters. The Israeli military said “several attempts were made to intercept a missile that was launched from Yemen.

A missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted central Israel early on Tuesday, causing sirens to blare and people to flee into bomb shelters. The Israeli military said it made several attempts to intercept a missile launched from Yemen and “the missile was likely intercepted.

The group's military spokesman Yahya Saree said in a televised statement that the strike was the third by the Houthis on Israel in a 12-hour period, vowing that attacks would continue until the Israeli war on Gaza ends and the siege is lifted.