A Yemeni missile reportedly strikes central Israel, according to the IDF, an region generally shielded from enemy missile attacks.
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A projectile penetrated into Israeli territory and landed in a wide-open area in central Israel, causing no casualties, as per the Israeli Defense Forces' statement. Explosion-like noises that echoed in the area were attributed to Israeli military countermeasures, according to the IDF, who are still analyzing the outcome of the intervention.
Images and videos shared by the Israel Fire and Rescue Services on Telegram show large clouds of smoke rising above an open field, and shattered glass inside a train station in Modi'in, a city located between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
The Israeli police are collaborating with their bomb squad in the Shfela region, also known as the Judaean Foothills, where fragments of an interceptor were discovered. Authorities are now securing the impact site and searching for any lingering interceptor remnants, the police said.
Sirens blared across central and northern Israel, the military announced, and sirens were also triggered at Tel Aviv's airport, according to the airport's representative. Videos circulating on social media depicted passengers rushing to seek shelter.
Additionally, around 40 projectiles were launched from Lebanon into Israel's northern region on Sunday morning, with some being intercepted and others impacting open areas, the IDF reported. No casualties were reported, and authorities are extinguishing fires caused by the detonated projectiles.
The IDF also specified that an explosive drone had infiltrated the northern Lebanese town of Metula, causing no damage.
Since months, tensions have been escalating between Israel, Yemen, and Lebanon, as Israel continues its conflict with Hamas in Gaza following the militant group's October 7 attacks. World leaders have expressed concerns about the potential for a larger Middle East conflict.
Since the conflict commenced, the Iran-backed Houthis, who control Yemen's most populous regions, have regularly targeted Israel with drones and missiles. Most of theseProjectiles have been intercepted by Israel's or its allies' defenses.
The Houthis have also targeted shipping in the Red Sea as a rejection of Israel's military campaign in Gaza.
Perhaps the most notable instance was in July, when the Houthis claimed responsibility for a deadly drone attack in Tel Aviv, the Israeli commercial hub - the first time the city had been struck by a Houthi drone.
Israel retaliated with deadly airstrikes on a Yemeni port the day after, marking the first such strike on Yemen, according to Israeli authorities.
Furthermore, the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon has carried out attacks on northern Israel, launching rockets and drones on Saturday to target Israeli military sites.
These direct attacks on each other's territories have raised concerns that a new front could emerge in the ongoing conflict, which is already posing a risk of spreading across the region.
Israel initiated its war in Gaza after Hamas' cross-border October 7 attacks, resulting in the death of more than 1,200 Israelis and the capture of 250, according to Israeli authorities.
Since then, more than 40,000 Palestinians have reportedly been killed in Israel's military operations in Gaza, as per the health ministry in the enclave. The health ministry does not categorize deaths between combatants and civilians in its data, but states that the majority of the deceased are women and children.
The world community has been closely watching the escalating tensions between Israel and various Middle Eastern nations, expressing concern about the potential for a larger conflict. The Middle East, particularly Israel, has been MAJORLY affected by this ongoing series of attacks and countermeasures.
