A ballistic missile launched from Yemen by the Iran-backed Houthis struck near Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport on Sunday, briefly grounding flights, halting train service and forcing the closure of access roads covered in debris.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a ballistic missile that struck near Israel’s main airport on Sunday, marking a rare hit of a significant target by the group, which has fired dozens of missiles since Israel’s war on Hamas began,

A failed interception of a missile fired from Yemen forced Israel to briefly shut down its main international airport on Sunday, exposing the country’s vulnerabilities and the Houthi rebels’ continued ability to strike distant targets despite a sustained US military campaign.