Israel army says intercepted missile fired from Yemen

Update Israel army says intercepted missile fired from Yemen
Missiles fired from Iran towards Israel are intercepted in Jordanian airspace over Amman on June 19, 2025. (File/AFP)
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Updated 14 August 2025

Israel army says intercepted missile fired from Yemen

Israel army says intercepted missile fired from Yemen
  • The Houthi spokesman said the group had launched a “Palestine 2 hypersonic ballistic missile” targeting Israel’s Ben Gurion airport

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said on Thursday it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, with the Houthis claiming responsibility for the attack.
Israel’s army said on Telegram that “a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted by the” air force.
Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree later said the group had launched a “Palestine 2 hypersonic ballistic missile” targeting Israel’s Ben Gurion airport.
The Houthis have repeatedly launched missiles and drones at Israel since their Palestinian ally Hamas’s October 2023 attack on Israel sparked the Gaza war.
The Houthis, who say they are acting in support of the Palestinians, paused their attacks during a two-month ceasefire in Gaza that ended in March, but renewed them after Israel resumed major operations.
Israel has carried out several retaliatory strikes in Yemen, targeting Houthi-held ports and the airport in the capital Sanaa.


Sudan army-backed council to meet on US truce proposal: government source

Sudan army-backed council to meet on US truce proposal: government source
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Sudan army-backed council to meet on US truce proposal: government source

Sudan army-backed council to meet on US truce proposal: government source
  • Sudan’s army-backed security and defense council is set to meet Tuesday to consider a US-backed truce proposal, a government source told AFP
PORT SUDAN: Sudan’s army-backed security and defense council is set to meet Tuesday to consider a US-backed truce proposal, a government source told AFP, just over a week after paramilitaries overran the key city of El-Fasher.
“The Security and Defense Council will hold a meeting today to discuss the US truce proposal,” the source said on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to brief the media.