Israel’s military says it intercepted a missile fired toward the country by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The attack set off sirens late Monday in central areas of Israel, including Tel Aviv.

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.

Either Israel’s attacks on Gaza and Yemen will cease, or we will target sensitive American assets to deliver our message,’ warns group’s leader - Anadolu Ajansı

The Houthis in Yemen launched their fifth missile attack on Israel in a week late Monday, as Israeli officials ratcheted up their warnings to the Iranian-backed group. The Houthis’ repeated attacks show that Israel’s retaliatory strikes and tough talk have failed to deter the group,

The Houthis are far away from Israel and use ballistic missiles and drones to threaten Israel. Hezbollah suffered a drubbing in a two month war from September 23 to November 27, but they are saying that at the end of the 60-day ceasefire that began in late November,

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.