Israelis in Jerusalem and near the Dead Sea area awoke just after 2:00 a.m. to the sound of sirens, after a projectile from Yemen was fired towards Israel.
The projectile was intercepted prior to entering Israeli territory.
Shortly afterwards, the IDF confirmed: "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in the areas of Jerusalem and the Dead Sea, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted by the IAF prior to crossing into Israeli territory."
"Sirens were sounded in accordance with protocol."
The Houthis, who launched the missile, claimed that they had fired towards the IAF base in Nevatim. According to them, the missile is a Falastin 2 "hypersonic" missile.
Around 4:00 p.m., sirens sounded again in Jerusalem, the Negev, and the lowlands, due to projectiles launched from Gaza. Around the same time, sirens sounded near the Gaza border, warning of incoming missiles.
The IDF clarified, "Following the sirens that sounded at 16:00 in the communities near the Gaza Strip, it was determined to be a false identification."
"Following the sirens that sounded at 16:14 in the areas of Jerusalem, Negev, and HaShfela, two projectiles that crossed into Israeli territory from northern Gaza were intercepted by the IAF."