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Sirens sound in Dead Sea, West Bank areas as Houthis fire ballistic missile from Yemen

The IDF announced that the missile was intercepted.

Sirens sounded in the Dead Sea and parts of the West Bank as a ballistic missile was fired towards Israel from Yemen on Saturday night.

The IDF announced that the missile was intercepted.

Houthis vowed to continue firing at Israel

The Houthis claimed to have targeted central Israel with their "Palestine 2" hypersonic missile on last week Tuesday night, but there is no evidence that it was hypersonic. Hypersonic weapons usually refer to missiles that maneuver at hypersonic speeds over Mach 5. While ballistic missiles may reach hypersonic speeds, they follow a known trajectory, rather than maneuvering.

The Houthis' Al-Masirah media said, "In an official statement, the [Houthi] forces confirmed that the operation [Tuesday night] accurately achieved its objective, causing widespread panic among Zionist settlers, with millions fleeing to shelters and airport operations coming to a complete halt."

The Houthis also released a statement that "emphasized that these operations come as part of Yemen's continued support for the Palestinian people and its rejection of the ongoing genocide being committed against them. It reaffirmed the Yemeni people's determination to fulfill their national and religious duties toward the Palestinian cause."

The Houthis said they will continue to back Hamas, continuing to use their "hypersonic and ballistic missiles," and that they will target Ben-Gurion Airport, as well as Eilat.

They also said they're proud of their broader regional confrontation" with Israel.

These “operations” included “disrupting air traffic at Lod airport [Ben-Gurion] and preventing Israeli ships from navigating the Red Sea toward the port of Umm al-Rashrash [Eilat] in southern occupied Palestine.”

The report also said that since the October 7 Hamas massacre, the Houthis have not only issued statements of solidarity but have also taken direct action.

“These actions have ranged from missile strikes targeting critical military installations in occupied territories to high-impact naval operations that have disrupted Israeli-linked shipping through the Red Sea,” it said.