Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis launch missile at Israel for first time since war began

YEMEN: Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis launch a missile strike on Israel for first time since the war began.

The group says it fired a barrage of ballistic missiles “targeting sensitive Israeli military sites”, after Israel says it intercepted a missile from Yemen – who are the Houthis?

The intervention of the Houthis now raises the prospect of an expanded war, writes our Middle East bureau chief

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Elsewhere, at least 12 American soldiers are injured in an Iranian strike on Saudi Arabia’s Prince Sultan Airbase, US media reports – as several Gulf nations report fresh strikes and interceptions

Missile strikes have been launched at the Iranian capital overnight, as the country’s foreign minister says Israel hit Iranian nuclear sites on Friday.

As the war enters its second month, Donald Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff says that the US is hopeful of having meetings with Iran “this week”