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Army says missile from Yemen fell in central Israel

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First responders put out a fire in an open area in Lod near Tel Aviv, reportedly caused by a missile fired from Yemen on September 15, 2024. The Israeli military said a missile fired from Yemen crossed into central Israel, causing no injuries but again adding to regional tensions nearly a year into the Gaza war. [ AFP]

A Yemeni rebel missile fired from Yemen triggered a rush to shelters in central Israel on Sunday, causing no injuries but again adding to regional tensions nearly a year into the Gaza war.

After the incident, AFP photographers saw firefighters putting out a brush fire near Lod and saw broken glass at a train station in Modin, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) southeast of Tel Aviv, Israel's commercial hub.

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