Sirens sound in Beersheba and surrounding towns in southern Israel due to a ballistic missile attack from Yemen.
It marks the first attack by the Iran-backed Houthis on Israel in the current war.
The military says it identified a missile launch from Yemen and is working to intercept the threat.
The Houthis — whose slogan calls for “Death to America, Death to Israel, [and] a Curse on the Jews” — first began attacking Israel and maritime traffic in November 2023, a month after the October 7, 2023, Hamas massacre.
The Iran-backed group launched dozens of missiles and drones at Israel amid the war in Gaza, prompting retaliatory Israeli strikes.
Since the October 2025 ceasefire with Hamas, the group had held its fire on Israel.
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