The Israel Defense Force said it successfully intercepted two ballistic missiles fired at the country from Yemen on Saturday, in the fourth and fifth attacks by the Houthi terror group this week. There were no reports of injuries or major damage.

The first attack in the morning hours triggered sirens across a wide swath of central Israel and the Jerusalem area and sent millions running to bomb shelters.

The Houthis claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that they targeted the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv.

“The missile reached its target with high accuracy, thanks to Allah, and the interception systems failed to intercept it,” the Houthis claimed.

There were no reports of direct impacts. The Defense Ministry is located at the IDF headquarters in central Tel Aviv.

Hours later, another ballistic missile fired from Yemen was shot down by Israeli air defenses, the military said.

During the incident, sirens had sounded in Israel’s southernmost city of Eilat and nearby towns. There were no reports of injuries or damage in the second attack.

The attacks came hours after Israel’s government approved a hostage release and ceasefire deal in Gaza, set to take effect Sunday. Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houth had said Thursday that the........

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