Israeli fighter jets shoot down drones claimed by Iran-backed Yemen group as response to Hamas war; military says 'no threat or risk to civilians'

Iran-backed Houthis said Tuesday that they had launched drones toward Israel, triggering sirens in Eilat amid Israel’s war against the Hamas terror group in Gaza.

The Arrow air defense system intercepted a surface-to-surface missile launched from the “Red Sea area” at Israel, the military said Tuesday, in the first operational use of the long-range system during the war with Hamas.