Israel's military said it intercepted two missiles launched from Yemen and that sirens had sounded twice across the country including in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank on Thursday, as the Iran-aligned Houthis stepped up attacks.

Sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and other towns in central Israel following a launch from Yemen. Missile successfully intercepted, no reports of injuries.

The Israeli army claimed to have intercepted a missile from Yemen on Thursday, as tension continues to escalate over Tel Aviv’s deadly war on the Gaza Strip Army spokesman Avichay Adraee said on X that the missile triggered air-raid sirens in some areas in central Israel.