A Houthi rocket attack on Tel Aviv injured more than a dozen people

As a result of a Houthi missile attack in Tel Aviv, Israel, more than a dozen people were injured.

Israel’s military said efforts to shoot down a projectile launched from Yemen were unsuccessful and it landed in a public park early Saturday morning.

A Houthi military spokesman said the group struck a military target with a hypersonic ballistic missile.

The The HouthisThe Iran-backed rebel group that controls northwestern Yemen began attacking Israel and international shipping shortly after the Gaza war began in October 2023, saying they were acting in solidarity with the Palestinians.

The Israeli military says about 400 rockets and drones have been launched into the country from Yemen since then, most of which have been shot down.

After the rocket strike early Saturday, Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s emergency medical service, said it treated 16 people who were “minorly injured” by shards of glass from broken windows in nearby buildings.

Another 14 people received minor injuries on the way to the protected areas, and assistance was also provided.

Earlier this week, Israel carried out a series of strikes on what it called Houthi military targets. hitting ports as well as energy infrastructure in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a. The Houthi-run Al Masirah TV channel said nine people were killed in the Salif port and the Ras Issa oil terminal.

The Houthis have vowed to continue their attacks until the war in Gaza ends.