Israel's military said it intercepted two missiles launched from Yemen and that sirens had sounded twice across the country including in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank on Thursday, as the Iran-aligned Houthis stepped up attacks.

Air raid sirens were heard in Israel as a missile was launched towards the territory by Yemen’s Houthis, who say they are retaliating against Israeli sites in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. Israel’s military said it intercepted the projectile on Friday using its air defence systems.

The Israeli military said early on Thursday that it had identified the launch of a missile from Yemen and was working to intercept it. Undeterred by Israeli strikes on Yemen, the Houthi militant group has continued to fire missiles at Israel in what it says is an act of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.