Israel's military reported that it shot down a missile and a drone launched from Yemen on Friday, the latest in a series of attacks from the country targeting Israel in recent weeks. "A missile that was launched from Yemen and crossed into Israeli territory was intercepted,

A missile launched from Yemen by Houthi rebels crossed into Israeli territory, prompting air raid sirens in Jerusalem and central Israel. The missile was successfully intercepted by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) with fragments falling near Modiin.

Iran has pledged to assist in the case of Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, who is currently on death row in Yemen. A senior Iranian official said that Tehran would do whatever it can on humanitarian ground

Nimisha Priya, a nurse from Kerala's Palakkad, has been sentenced to death in Yemen for the murder of a Yemeni national. She has been in prison since 2017.

In the Nimisha Priya case, a senior Iranian officer says Iran is extending its support on humanitarian ground. Nimisha Priya faces death sentence in Yemen over murder charges.