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Israeli air defenses intercepted a surface-to-surface missile fired from Yemen on July 21, the navy mentioned, and Yemen’s Houthi motion mentioned it had attacked the Israeli Purple Sea metropolis of Eilat with a number of missiles.
The Israeli navy mentioned its Arrow 3 missile defence system shot down the projectile earlier than it crossed into Israeli territory.
Previous to the interception, air raid sirens had sounded in Eilat, inflicting residents to flee for shelter.
The most recent change between Israel and the Iran-backed Houthis got here after an assault on Saturday by Israeli warplanes on Houthi navy targets close to the Yemeni port of Hodeidah that killed no less than three folks and wounded 87.
That airstrike was in response to a long-range drone launched by the Houthis that struck central Tel Aviv on Friday, killing one man and wounding 4 others.
The assault on Yemen, which Israeli officers mentioned got here after greater than 200 Houthi assaults on Israel, underscored fears that the Gaza conflict, sparked by the Hamas-led assault on Israel on Oct. 7, may spiral right into a regional battle.
