A ballistic missile launched at Israel by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen was successfully intercepted by air defenses on Wednesday morning, the military said.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage in the attack.
Sirens sounded in Jerusalem and numerous surrounding towns, including some West Bank settlements. Preceding the sirens by some four minutes, an early warning was issued to residents, alerting them of the long-range missile attack via a push notification on their phones.
The missile attack Wednesday morning followed two missile attacks the previous day.
On Tuesday evening, a missile triggered sirens in central Israel and Jerusalem and was intercepted by air defenses. No one was directly wounded, but two people were injured while rushing to shelters.
Several hours later on Tuesday, another ballistic missile launched from Yemen, apparently aimed at Israel, fell short far from the country, according to an Israeli defense source. The military identified the launch, but no sirens sounded in Israel because the missile did not pose a threat.
A missile fired from Yemen also fell short of the country on Monday, a defense source said.
The attacks came a week after Israel carried out two days of heavy sorties targeting infrastructure controlled by the Houthis in response to a missile that struck inside the grounds of Ben Gurion Airport. After the airport was hit, most foreign airlines suspended flights to Israel.
On Sunday, the IDF issued an “urgent” evacuation warning to the three Houthi-controlled ports in western Yemen, though no strikes were reported to follow.
The Houthis — whose slogan calls for “Death to America, Death to Israel, [and] a Curse on the Jews” — began attacking Israel and maritime traffic in November 2023, a month after the October 7 Hamas massacre.
The Houthis held their fire when a ceasefire was reached between Israel and Hamas in January 2025. By that point, they had fired over 40 ballistic missiles and dozens of attack drones and cruise missiles at Israel, including one that killed a civilian and wounded several others in Tel Aviv in July, prompting Israel’s first strike in Yemen.
Since March 18, when the IDF resumed its offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the Houthis in Yemen have launched 33 ballistic missiles and at least 10 drones at Israel. Several of the missiles have fallen short.
The sirens warning of missile attacks have sent hundreds of thousands of Israelis rushing to shelters at all hours of the day and night.
Both Israel and the US have struck Houthi targets in Yemen in response to the attacks.
Earlier this month, however, US President Donald Trump announced that the US would stop bombing Houthi targets in exchange for the group ceasing its attacks on important shipping lanes. The truce did not involve Israel, which the Houthis have continued attacking.
Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.