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Missile triggers sirens at Israeli international airport

Updated on: 16 September,2024 07:35 AM IST  |  Jerusalem
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Israel says sound of explosions came from missile interceptors, hints at military response

Missile triggers sirens at Israeli international airport

Protesters at an anti-government rally demanding action for the release of hostages held in Gaza. Pic/AFP

A missile fired by Yemen’s Iran-backed rebels landed in an open area in central Israel early Sunday and triggered air raid sirens at its international airport, in the latest reverberation from the nearly yearlong war in Gaza. Israel hinted that it would respond militarily.


There were no reports of casualties or major damage, but Israeli media aired footage showing people racing to shelters in Ben Gurion International Airport. The airport authority said it resumed normal operations shortly thereafter.


A fire could be seen in a rural area of central Israel, and local media showed images of what appeared to be a fragment from an interceptor that landed on an escalator in a train station in the central town of Modiin.


The Israeli military said it made several attempts to intercept the missile using its multitiered air defenses but had not yet determined whether any had been successful. It said the missile appeared to have fragmented midair, and that the incident is still under review. The military said the sound of explosions in the area came from interceptors it had used to counter the attack.

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