Israel's military said it intercepted a surface-to-surface missile from Yemen yesterday headed toward the southern Israeli city of Eilat, the latest attack from Houthi rebels in a dayslong escalation.
The announcement comes after an Israeli airstrike in Yemen's western port of Hodeidah Saturday killed at least three people and wounded 80 more. Israel says the attack was designed to disrupt the flow of Iranian weapons to the group, and comes in response to a drone attack by Houthis in Tel Aviv Friday, killing one person and wounding at least 10 others in the group's first direct strike against Israel. Houthis (more on the group here) have carried out over 80 attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea since Israel's campaign began in Gaza. See latest updates here.
Separately, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lands today in the US before a scheduled meeting with President Biden tomorrow. He will address a joint session of Congress Wednesday.
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