Sirens sounded across central Israel following a missile from Yemen, which was intercepted before it entered Israeli territory, the IDF announced Monday night.
The IDF said that alarms were triggered out of concerns about falling shrapnel or fragments from the interception.
The attack came after reports of US and UK strikes in Yemen.
The Houthis claimed the incident on Telegram, showing videos of people running to shelters from Israeli social media channels.
An intercept fragment from the ballistic missile launched from Yemen fell in Beit Shemesh @Itsik_zuarets Photo: David Klein pic.twitter.com/4NeIMiSrgF
— Here is news (@kann_news) December 30, 2024
The military said that details are still under investigation.
Only mild injuries were reported
Magen David Adom said that an 18-year-old girl was mildly injured after she was hit by a car on her way to a shelter.
The organization noted that several people were injured on their way to a shelter, and some others were being treated for panic attacks.
Fragments of the ballistic missile were found in Beit Shemesh, KAN News reported.
At the same time as the attack on the USA and the UK: alarms following a shooting from Yemen | Documentation from Shemi Ha’aretz @ItayBlumental pic.twitter.com/abqTNoRuRC
— Here is news (@kann_news) December 30, 2024
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Nightly attacks
Monday night’s launch comes after a string of nightly attacks from the Houthis in Yemen, which send millions of Israelis to shelters.
Walla reported hundreds of people were forced to take cover at the Menorah Mivtachim Hall during the sirens that occurred in the middle of a Moshe Peretz concert.
Alarm even in the middle of “next”. The show was stopped and Moses burst onto the stage pic.twitter.com/6hfSZuaqWh
— Racheli racheliy Avidar avidarms (@racheliy555555) December 30, 2024
The popular singer began to improvise during the sirens to his song “Tuttim (Strawberries)”, and sang “Houthim (Houthis)” instead, Walla reported.
Last Saturday, Jerusalem was targeted with projectiles from both Yemen and Gaza in less than 24 hours, potentially marking a significant shift in the landscape of the war.
Last week, a missile slammed into Jaffa and injured 16 people.
On Sunday, Hezam al-Asad, a senior-ranking member of the Houthis, wrote in Hebrew in a post on X/Twitter, saying: “As long as children in Gaza are killed every day, Zionists must not sleep.”
Takeoffs and landings were temporarily delayed at Ben-Gurion Airport, but they resumed within the hour.
This is a developing story.
