Footage shows damage from missile attack, interception attempt

Videos and pictures posted online show smoke rising from scrubland near the Route 1 highway near central Israel, apparently from shrapnel after the Israel Defense Forces attempted to shoot down a ballistic missile launched from Yemen.

A picture shows damage to an escalator at a train station on the outskirts of Modiin, some 25 kilometers (18 miles) east of Tel Aviv.

Police say they are searching for shrapnel in the Judean lowlands area east of Tel Aviv.

The IDF said earlier that the missile landed in an open area, after sirens were activated in areas stretching from Tel Aviv east to Modiin. It said it was investigating the interception attempts.

Footage showing what appears to be several attempted Interceptions by the Israeli Air Defense Array, of the Medium-Range Ballistic Missile launched from Yemen against Central Israel. pic.twitter.com/7GgEQgGSmr

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According to reports, an initial interception attempt may have failed to hit its target before reaching Israeli airspace, which would explain why shrapnel fell inside Israel.