By bnm Gulf bureau Yemen's Houthi armed forces claimed a “successful” ballistic missile strike on Israel's Nevatim air base on December 28, while simultaneously facing renewed US and British airstrikes on multiple targets across the country,

Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says he was close to the departure lounge when it was hit.

Israel's air defence intercepted a missile fired from Yemen early on Saturday, according to the military. The missile was shot down before it could reach Israeli territory, the military said on Telegram.