IDF intercepts Houthi missile that triggered sirens across central Israel
Army Radio added that this was the first time that the Houthis managed to fire a missile that triggered sirens in Israel after the IDF killed top Houthi leaders in Sanaa last week.
The IDF on Wednesday intercepted a Houthi missile launched from Yemen that triggered sirens across central Israel, the military said.
Large booms sounded across Israel following the interception.
Army Radio reporter Doron Kadosh noted that this was the first time that the Houthis managed to fire a missile that triggered sirens in Israel after the IDF killed top Houthi leaders in Sanaa last week.
Since last week, the Houthis have launched four ballistic missiles and two drones that fell or were intercepted outside of Israeli territory, with the recent launch being the fifth missile since Israel’s attack on Sanaa, Army Radio added.
The scene where fragments of a ballistic missile fired from Yemen hit an open area in Moshav Ginaton, central Israel, August 23, 2025 (credit: YOSSI ALONI/FLASH90)
New Houthi missile raises alarms in Israel
An analysis of the last couple of missile launches by the Houthis seems to show that the terror group is using cluster munitions, which disperse after being intercepted and aim to harm a wide area rather than a specific target.
The IDF confirmed on August 24 that the missile launched that week contained this type of munition, this being the first time during the war that they have used this category of weapon.
On that occasion, the missile fragmented in the air with only a couple of shards actually falling into Israel. The IDF said that the failure to shoot down the missile was due to an unidentified human or technical failure, and not because the missile contained cluster munitions.
Houthis resume attacks on the Red Sea
After the previous attacks during the week failed, the Houthis also announced the resumption of operations against civilian boats entering the Red Sea.
The Yemeni terror group said on Tuesday that it had attacked a ship in the northern Red Sea with two drones and a missile over its connection to Israel.
The group did not say when the attack happened. There was no immediate confirmation of the attack from maritime sources.
“The Yemeni armed forces carried out a joint military operation targeting the ship … for violating the (Houthis) decision to ban entry to the ports of occupied Palestine,” the group’s spokesperson said.
On Monday, the Houthis said they launched a missile towards the Liberia-flagged Israeli-owned tanker “Scarlet Ray” ship near Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port city of Yanbu.
Reuters and Yonah Jeremy Bob contributed to this report.
