The Iranian-backed rebels have kept up a steady drumbeat of attacks in the Red Sea on commercial shipping despite a U.S. campaign to stop them.

Analysts say lack of intelligence information hinders Israeli efforts to craft policy to stop Houthi attacks - Anadolu Ajansı

Now, Israel was focusing on Yemen's Houthi rebels, according to the defence minister. "We will strike (the Houthis') strategic infrastructure and cut off the head of the leadership," he said. "Just like we did to Haniyeh, (Yahya) Sinwar and (Hassan ...

Masirah said that some of the strikes targeted power stations in the capital, as well as the Ras Isa oil terminal on the Red Sea.

The Israeli army said an attempt to intercept a projectile launched from Yemen overnight, some 2,000 kilometres away, was unsuccessful. Several people were injured after the projectile fell in Tel Aviv,

The Houthis have been attacking ships in the Red Sea for more than a year in what they have described as a campaign in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

An Ansar Allah source told Newsweek that Israel "represents a danger to Yemen and to various Arab and Islamic countries."

Yemen's Huthi rebels on Tuesday said they fired a "ballistic missile" at central Israel, after the Israeli military said it intercepted a "projectile".

An explosive drone launched by Houthis in Yemen succeeded in penetrating Israel’s defensive shield on the first night of Hanukkah. The drone struck an open area near the southern coastal city of Ashkelon, according to the IDF. There were no immediately reports of injuries or major damage in the attack.

The military said the missile was intercepted before crossing into Israeli territory, but police reported shrapnel from the interception fell in several towns.

The number of Houthi attempted attacks fluctuates each month, but they have repeatedly demonstrated the threat they pose to vessels sailing through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.