Israel intercepted a missile launched by the Houthi armed group from Yemen.

The Israel Defense Forces announced on the morning of the 18th that the Air Force intercepted a missile fired by the Houthi armed group from Yemen. A journalist in Jerusalem heard air raid sirens. The warning system installed on the journalist's phone indicated that air raid sirens sounded in a large area of central Israel, including Tel Aviv. According to Israeli media Statistics, since the military actions resumed on March 18 in the Gaza Strip, the Houthi armed group has launched more than 20 ballistic missiles and several Drones at Israel, with half of them shot down within Israeli territory and the rest missing their targets. Since the outbreak of a new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict in October 2023, the Houthi armed group has frequently used missiles and Drones to attack ships "associated with Israel" in the Red Sea, Arabian Sea, and other waters, and has occasionally launched attacks on Israeli land targets. The Houthis demand that Israel stop its military operations in the Palestinian Gaza Strip. (Xinhua News Agency)