The Israel Broadcasting Authority reported on Friday that 17 people were injured as Israelis rushed to bomb shelters following air raid sirens in Tel Aviv.
According to Israeli media, some of the injuries were moderate, occurring as people scrambled to reach shelters after a missile was intercepted over Tel Aviv.
Earlier on Friday morning, the Israeli military announced it had successfully intercepted a missile launched from Yemen towards Israel.
The military issued a series of statements confirming that the sirens in various central Israeli locations were triggered by a missile launched from Yemen. They also confirmed that the missile was successfully intercepted by Israel’s ballistic missile defense system.
