A rocket fired from Yemen hit an area of Tel Aviv overnight, leaving 30 people slightly injured by shattered glass or while rushing to shelters, the Israeli military said Saturday.

A missile fired from Yemen hit Tel Aviv overnight into Saturday, Israeli authorities said, in a rare instance of a failed interception over the city.

A missile fired from Yemen by Iran-backed Houthi rebels struck Israel’s commercial hub of Tel Aviv before dawn on Saturday, wounding 16 people in the second such attack within days.

SANAA : Yemen’s Houthi rebels said today that they had fired a ballistic missile at central Israel, with Israeli forces saying they intercepted the attack. The missile was aimed at the Tel Aviv area, the Iran-backed Houthis said. The Israelis reported it was shot down before it entered Israeli territory.

A missile launched from Yemen struck the Israeli city of Tel Aviv early Saturday morning, marking a rare instance of a failed interception over the city, the Israel Defense Forces said.

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

Iran's FM claims Yemen's missile strikes disrupt US-Israel strategy, showcasing support for Palestine amid escalating tensions.- Watch Video on English Oneindia

The attack came after Israeli airstrikes on the Houthi-held Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and the port city of Hodeida killed at least nine people on Thursday. The Israeli strikes were in response to a long-range Houthi missile that hit a school building in central Israel.

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