A projectile launched into Israel from Yemen overnight struck Tel Aviv, leading to 16 people suffering mild injuries, according to Israeli officials.

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

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,

The Israeli military said a rocket fired from Yemen hit an area of Tel Aviv injuring 16 people on Saturday, and Houthi rebels later reported airstrikes in Yemen’s rebel-held capital, Sanaa

Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels on Friday, December 27, said they fired a missile at Israel's Ben Gurion airport, after Israel's military reported a missile had been intercepted. The new rebel claim came a day after Israeli raids pounded Sanaa's international airport and other targets in rebel-held areas of Yemen.

A missile from Yemen struck Tel Aviv, leading to injuries and lockdowns as tensions escalate following Israeli airstrikes on Yemen.- Watch Video on English Oneindia

On Saturday, Israel's military failed to intercept a missile from Yemen that fell in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa area, injuring 14 people.

A ballistic missile fired from Yemen severely damaged a Tel Aviv-area school early Thursday morning, in some of the most significant damage yet in an ongoing barrage from Houthi rebels based there.

Air raid sirens have sounded over a large part of the Israeli occupied territories following a missile attack from Yemen which targeted Tel Aviv early Friday, which caused Ben Gurion airport to shut down. Israel’s emergency services reported that 18 ...

On Saturday, a projectile launched into Israel from Yemen struck Tel Aviv and caused mild injuries to 16 people, Israeli officials said. The incident was a rare occasion where Israeli defense ...

Even as battles with its enemies on its borders appear to be winding down, Israel is being challenged by intensifying attacks by the Houthi militia in Yemen, 1,000 miles away.