The Israeli military said several people were lightly injured after its air defenses failed to intercept the projectile, which struck a playground in the city.

Intercepted strike comes a day after Israeli attack on Yemen killed six people and wounded dozens, including a UN worker

Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels on Friday, December 27, said they fired a missile at Israel's Ben Gurion airport, after Israel's military reported a missile had been intercepted. The new rebel claim came a day after Israeli raids pounded Sanaa's international airport and other targets in rebel-held areas of Yemen.

A missile fired from Yemen hit Tel Aviv overnight into Saturday, Israeli authorities said, in a rare instance of a failed interception over the city.

A missile launched from Yemen struck the Israeli city of Tel Aviv early Saturday morning, marking a rare instance of a failed interception over the city, the Israel Defense Forces said.

Israel struck multiple targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen on Thursday (December 26), including Sanaa International Airport, and Houthi media said at least six people were killed.

Israel struck multiple targets in Yemen it said were controlled by Houthis, the last of the Iran-backed groups still fully engaged in the regional war that began 14 months ago.