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Rocket fired from Yemen strikes an area of Tel Aviv

By AAP Newswire

Dec 21, 2024

The site where missile was launched from Yemen landed in Tel Aviv — More than a dozen people were injured when a missile from Yemen struck a neighbourhood of Tel Aviv. -AP

A rocket fired from Yemen has hit an area of Tel Aviv, the Israeli military says, leaving 16 people slightly injured by shattered glass from nearby windows.

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A further 14 people suffered minor injuries as they rushed to shelters when air raid sirens sounded before the projectile hit just early on Saturday.

The attack comes less than two days after a series of Israeli air strikes on Yemen's Houthi rebel-held capital, Sanaa, and port city of Hodeida killed at least nine people.

The Israeli strikes were in response to a Houthi attack in which a long-range missile hit an Israeli school building.

The Houthis also claimed a drone strike targeting an unspecified military target in central Israel on Thursday.

The Israeli military says the Iran-backed Houthis have launched more than 200 missiles and drones during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

The Houthis have also been attacking shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden - attacks they say will not stop until there is a ceasefire in Gaza.

The Israeli strikes Thursday caused "considerable damage" to the Houthi-controlled Red Sea ports "that will lead to the immediate and significant reduction in port capacity", United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric said.

The port at Hodeida has been key for food shipments into Yemen in its decade-long civil war.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said both sides' attacks risk further escalation in the region and undermine UN mediation efforts.

By AAP Newswire

Australian Associated Press