A projectile fired from Yemen hit Tel Aviv overnight into Saturday, Israeli authorities said, in a rare instance of a failed interception over the city.

The Israeli army said an attempt to intercept a projectile launched from Yemen overnight, some 2,000 kilometres away, was unsuccessful. Several people were injured after the projectile fell in Tel Aviv,

The Israeli military says a rocket fired from Yemen hit an area of Tel Aviv injuring 16 people. The attack comes after Israeli airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebel-held capital Sanaa and port city of Hodeida killed at least nine people in response to attacks on Israel.