The Israeli army announced that a missile from Yemen was launched towards Israel for the first time since the war in the Middle East began on February 28, after the Houthis, who are allies of Iran, threatened to join the fighting. The army said in a statement that Israeli forces "detected a missile launch from Yemen towards Israeli territory, and air defense systems are working to intercept the threat." This is the first statement indicating the launch of a missile from Yemen during the war, which has entered its second month.