Live Update 
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Houthis claim overnight missile attacks on Israel, US aircraft carrier
People take cover as sirens warn of an incoming missile fired from Yemen, near Rehovot, December 30, 2024. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels say that they had fired two missiles at Israel, hours after the Israeli military said it had intercepted a projectile launched from the country.
“The first (attack) targeted Ben Gurion Airport” in Tel Aviv, and the second was fired at a power station south of Jerusalem, a Houthi military statement says.
The rebels also said they had attacked the American aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. There is no immediate comment from the US military.
Late last night, the Israeli military said it had shot down a missile launched from Yemen before it crossed into Israeli territory. There were no injuries.
