SANAA: Houthis said on Thursday they targeted an Israeli airport and army site as well as a US warship, soon after Israel reported intercepting missiles launched from Yemen. The Houthis `targeted Ben Gurion airport... with a ballistic missile... and a military target` south of Tel Aviv, their military spokesman Yahya Saree said.

Earlier on Thursday, the Israeli military said it intercepted twomissileslaunched fromYemen `prior to crossing into Israeli territory` after it activated air raid sirens across multiple areas, including Jerusalem.

Saree said the rebels also `targeted hostile warships in the Red Sea, including the American aircraft carrier (USS Harry S) Truman,` which he said was `in retaliation to the ongoing US aggression.-AFP