A ballistic missile launched at Israel by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen was successfully intercepted by air defenses Sunday morning, hours after the rebels claimed they had targeted an American aircraft carrier in the Red Sea.

The Israel Defense Forces said the missile aimed at Israel was shot down before crossing the country’s borders.

Sirens had sounded across central Israel, in several towns near Jerusalem, and in some West Bank settlements.

Medics said a 42-year-old woman was moderately injured when she fell from a significant height into a ditch at the side of the Route 1 highway between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem while seeking shelter during the alert.

She was taken to a hospital in Tel Aviv with injuries to her limbs and back, the Magen David Adom emergency service said.

It was at least the eighth Houthi attack on Israel since March 18, when the IDF resumed its offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. All of the missiles fired since then have been intercepted without causing significant damage.

Earlier, in a statement Sunday morning, Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said the group clashed with the USS Harry S. Truman three times in the preceding 24 hours, using missiles, drones, and naval forces. The Houthis vowed to keep “supporting the oppressed Palestinian people until the aggression against Gaza is stopped.”

The statement did not mention airstrikes reported some seven hours earlier by the Houthi-owned Al-Masirah network. According to the network, at least four US airstrikes hit the Saada governate, in the........

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