16 injured as missile fired from Yemen hits Israel

Israeli emergency services said on Saturday that 16 people were injured when a rocket fired from Yemen hit Tel Aviv overnight. An attempt to intercept the rocket had failed, according to the Israeli military.

Yemen's Houthi rebels later claimed responsibility for the strike, their second such attack in a matter of days. They said it was carried out with a ballistic missile and targeted "a military target of the Israeli enemy."

The Israeli rescue service Magen David Adom reported that 16 people suffered minor injuries from broken glass windows and were receiving medical treatment.

The Iran-backed Houthis have launched repeated rocket attacks on Israel in solidarity with Palestinians since the Gaza war began over a year ago, most of which have been intercepted.

Saturday's strike came just two days after the Houthi rebels fired a missile at Israel that damaged a school. In return, Israel bombed ports in Yemen and the country's capital, Sanaa.

According to the Times of Israel newspaper, the Houthis have fired about 200 rockets and 170 drones at Israel in the past 12 months. The Houthis have also attacked ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.