JERUSALEM, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said early Saturday that it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen aimed at the Jerusalem area.
The IDF statement said that "a projectile launched from Yemen was intercepted before crossing into Israeli territory."
The missile activated air defense sirens in the Jerusalem area, the Judean Lowlands, and the Dead Sea, forcing hundreds of thousands of residents to rush to shelters just after 2:10 a.m. local time (0010 GMT), said the IDF.
On Thursday, Israeli fighter jets conducted a series of strikes on Yemeni targets, including on the international airport in Sanaa and power stations. The airstrikes killed at least six, according to the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV. ■
