A drone launched toward Israel was intercepted near the southern city of Eilat on Saturday evening after sirens sounded over fears of an aerial intrusion.
Suspected Houthi drone intercepted over southern Israel, no injuries reported
The incident came hours after the IDF revealed that Houthi forces had fired both a ballistic missile and a cruise missile toward Israel earlier in the day, in what was initially reported as a single launch.
Earlier, a ballistic missile fired toward the Negev desert — the first since the start of Operation Roaring Lion — was intercepted. Hours later, the military said a cruise missile had also been launched around 11 a.m. and intercepted, without sirens being activated in that case.
The developments come as cross-border fire continues on multiple fronts. From Lebanon, Hezbollah launched more than 250 projectiles on Friday, including 23 rockets that crossed into Israel, most of them targeting IDF forces in southern Lebanon.
Since the start of the war, about 850 Hezbollah terrorists have been killed, the IDF said. Among those killed Saturday was Ali Shoeib, described by the military as an intelligence operative in Hezbollah’s Radwan force.
The IDF said its 91st Division has killed more than 330 terrorists, while the 146th Division has killed 94. The 36th Division killed 35 terrorists over the past two days.
Iranian missile strike in central Israel
From Iran, dozens of missiles and drones were launched Friday, some of which entered Israel. In recent days, roughly 10 Iranian missiles per day have triggered sirens across the country.
The IDF estimates that within days it will complete key strikes targeting Iran’s military industry, a goal shared with the United States.
Overnight, the Air Force carried out a wave of strikes on Iranian regime infrastructure. Guided by naval intelligence, the IDF said it struck the headquarters of Iran’s Maritime Industries Organization near Tehran, responsible for the development and production of naval weapons systems.
Additional strikes targeted sites involved in weapons production and air defense systems, aimed at maintaining aerial superiority over Iran, the military said.