Sirens sound in Dead Sea area following missile launched by Yemen's Houthis

The IDF successfully intercepted the missile launched by the Iran-backed terror group, with no reports of casualties or damage.

Sirens sounded on Wednesday evening for areas in southern Israel following a detected missile launch from Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.

Sirens sounded in the Dead Sea and surrounding areas.

The IDF confirmed that it had intercepted the missile shortly after the incident.

There were no reports of damage or casualties from the incident.

Last Thursday, in a similar incident, rocket sirens sounded across central Israel and Jerusalem after the IDF detected a missile launched from Yemen. The IDF also successfully intercepted this missile.

US-backed anti-Houthi Yemen military intercepts 750 tons of munitions

Earlier on Wednesday, Yemeni National Resistance Forces (NRF), a coalition fighting against the Houthis, intercepted an Iranian arms shipment bound for the Houthis containing 750 tons of munitions and hardware, US Central Command (CENTCOM) stated on X/Twitter.

“The NRF intercepted and seized over 750 tons of munitions and hardware, including hundreds of advanced cruise, anti-ship, and anti-aircraft missiles, warheads and seekers, components as well as hundreds of drone engines, air defense equipment, radar systems, and communications equipment”, they explained.

The NRF, led by Gen. Tareq Saleh, is one of the armed forces that fight alongside the internationally recognized government of Yemen and against the Houthi terrorist group.

This is a developing story.