Israel intercepts missile attacks launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militia launched a renewed rocket attack on Israel on Friday causing air raid sirens to sound in the coastal city of Haifa and other areas in the north of the country.

The Magen David Adom rescue service reported that a woman heading for a shelter had been injured.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported firing a counter-missile at the missile from Yemen.

Earlier in the day, the IDF reported intercepting a projectile before it reached Israeli territory. The Houthis claimed responsibility for the attack, and Israeli media reported that fragments from the projectile had damaged the roof of a kindergarten. No one was injured, it said.

Since the IDF resumed operations in the Gaza Strip on March 18, the Houthi militia has repeatedly attacked Israel in solidarity with Palestinian extremist group Hamas.

According to Israeli media, 25 rockets and a number of drones have been fired since then, most of them intercepted by the IDF.

The Houthis control large areas of northern Yemen, where a civil war has been raging for a decade. They have come under frequent attack by US forces operating in the region.