The Israeli army claimed on Saturday it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen towards central Israel. In a brief statement, the military said the surface-to-surface missile was detected and intercepted by air defense fighters outside the country's borders. Earlier, sirens sounded all over central Israel.

Sirens sound in central Israel, IDF intercepts surface-to-surface missile from Yemen outside Israel's borders.

The third attack in two weeks aimed at Israel’s central area signaled the risk of a widening conflict as fighting in Gaza and Lebanon continues.