The Israeli army announced on Sunday the interception of a surface-to-surface missile launched from Yemen that landed in the area of Lod Airport between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
Israeli army spokesman, Avichay Adraee, said that the missile coming from the east fell in an uninhabited area and there were no casualties.
The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation said that parts of an interceptor missile fell at the Batei Modiin train station in central Israel.
Hebrew media reported that the Israeli army was investigating the reason for the failure to discover the missile before it reached central Israel, despite the long distance it traveled from Yemen.
The leader of the Houthi group, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, had vowed in a televised speech on the occasion of On the anniversary of the Prophet’s birthday, yesterday, Saturday, Israel declared that “the coming days will bring unexpected surprises.”