The Israeli military says a rocket fired from Yemen hit an area of Tel Aviv in the early hours of Saturday, leaving 16 people slightly injured.

The Israeli military said several people were slightly injured after its air defenses failed to intercept the projectile.

The Israeli army said an attempt to intercept a projectile launched from Yemen overnight, some 2,000 kilometres away, was unsuccessful. Several people were injured after the projectile fell in Tel Aviv,

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The Israeli military said it failed to intercept a missile from Yemen early on Saturday that fell in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa area, and the ambulance service said 14 people received mild injuries.

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The missile strike sent Israelis fleeing their beds to safety in the middle of the night, resulting in at least 14 people suffering minor injuries from broken glass.

Israel's military said Saturday it had failed to intercept a "projectile" launched from Yemen that landed in Tel Aviv, with the national medical service saying 16 people were lightly wounded.Magen David Adom (MDA),

Representatives of the Yemeni rebel movement Ansar Allah (Houthis) struck a hypersonic ballistic missile at an Israeli military facility near Tel Aviv.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels confirm they fired a “hypersonic ballistic missile” that struck near the Israeli city of Tel Aviv overnight, injuring more than a dozen people.

The Houthis claimed responsibility for the strike in the Jaffa area and celebrated the Israel Defense Forces’ failed attempt to intercept the missile.