The IDF says a missile intercepted over Israel this morning carried a cluster bomb warhead, the second such case in the last two weeks involving missiles launched from Yemen by the Iran-backed Houthi group.
There were no reports of injuries or damage from the missile and subsequent interception.
A similar incident was recorded on August 24, when an Israeli Air Force investigation determined the Houthis had, for the first time, used a ballistic missile with a cluster bomb warhead.
In that attack, one of the munitions struck the yard of a home in the central community of Ginaton, causing light damage. The military said the failure to intercept that missile was unrelated to the type of warhead it carried.
The IDF urges the public to heed Home Front Command instructions, remain vigilant for unidentified objects, keep away from such items, and immediately report them to the police.
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