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.

Yemen's Houthi group launched rockets overnight towards Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and a US aircraft carrier, said the group's spokesperson on Tuesday. "The first operation targeted Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv with a hypersonic ballistic missile,