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Yemen rebels strike Israel's Tel Aviv in pre-dawn missile attack

Israeli emergency responders inspect a crater at the site where a projectile fired from Yemen landed, in Tel Aviv on December 21, 2024.[AFP]

A missile fired from Yemen by Iran-backed Huthi rebels struck Israel's commercial hub of Tel Aviv before dawn on Saturday, wounding 16 people in the second such attack within days.

Israel's military said it had failed to intercept the missile, which hit a district of Tel Aviv municipality, forcing many residents to leave their homes in the early hours of Saturday.

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