Rocket alert sirens send millions to shelter as missile launched from Yemen

The missile was intercepted by IDF aerial defense systems at about 1 a.m. on Tuesday

Rocket alert sirens sounded in areas of central Israel and the Jerusalem area early Tuesday morning following the launch of a ballistic missile from Yemen. The IDF said its aerial defense systems were operated to intercept the threat and later announced that it had been successfully intercepted.
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On Sunday afternoon, an alert was triggered in the community of Bnei Netzarim in the Gaza border area, just 800 meters from the Israel-Egypt border. Defense officials confirmed the incursion involved an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launched from Yemen, which was successfully intercepted shortly after entering Israeli airspace. No injuries were reported.
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