The Iranian-backed Houthi militia in Yemen on Tuesday claimed to have attacked the international airport in Tel Aviv as well as targets in Jerusalem. Houthi military spokesman Yehya Saree said in a televised statement that Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport and an electricity plant in the Jerusalem area had been attacked with ballistic missiles.

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

The latest round of strikes occurred as the United States and its ally Israel struggle to halt a campaign of regional assaults by Yemen’s Houthi militants.

The US military on Tuesday said it hit targets in Yemen targeting the Houthi militia, hours after the Iran-backed group launched attacks on Israel. The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said its warships and aircraft attacked a number of Houthi-linked sites,

Gaza Yemen's Houthis said on Tuesday that they carried out two operations attacking Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv with a hypersonic ballistic missile and a power station in southern Jerusalem using a ballistic missile,

Yemeni militia Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, has stunned the U.S. with a bold missile attack on Israeli cities. The assault came from the same area that was previously targeted by U.S.-led forces.