IDF says Houthi missile successfully intercepted; no reports of injuries or damage

The Israel Defense Forces says air defenses successfully downed the ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels that triggered sirens in Tel Aviv and other communities across central Israel.

There are no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the interception debris.

IDF working to down Houthi missile as sirens sound in Tel Aviv and across central Israel

The military says it has identified the launch of a ballistic missile from Yemen, with the attack setting off sirens in Tel Aviv and large parts of central Israel.

The Israel Defense Forces adds that air defenses are working to intercept the Houthi missile.

Israel targeted Doha with missiles fired from Red Sea, giving US little time to object — WSJ

The Israeli strike targeting Hamas leaders in Doha relied on air-launched ballistic missiles fired from over the Red Sea, the Wall Street Journal reports.

The newspaper, which cites interviews with senior US officials briefed on the operation, says the strike was designed to avoid having Israeli fighter jets enter Saudi airspace and to be carried out swiftly so the Trump administration would have less time to object.

According to the report, eight F-15s and four F-35s took part in the operation, flying south from Israel over the Red Sea before launching ballistic missiles toward Qatar from the opposite side of the Arabian Peninsula.

Israel reportedly didn’t tip off the US until minutes before the strike was launched or give precise details on the target, which the US was able to determine was the Qatari capital using space-based sensors that detected the missiles’ heat signatures.

“Notice was given so close to actual launching of missiles that there was no way to reverse or halt the order,” a senior American defense official is quoted as saying, while describing the operation as “absolutely unimaginable.”