Sirens sound in cities across Israel after Houthi missiles launched - see shocking map

By Richard Ashmore, Senior News Reporter

The Israeli defence systems shot down the projectiles (Image: Getty )

Just as millions of Jews marked the start of the religious festival of Passover, rockets threatened to rain down on Israel as two missiles were fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen. According to the Israel Defence Force (IDF) two projectiles were launched from Iran-backed militants towards the cities of Tel-Aviv and surrounding settlements at around 6pm (UK time).

A shocking map shared by the IDF shows the small nation covered in air raid siren alerts stretching from Tel-Aviv on the coast inland towards Jerusalem and the West Bank. Israel's admired missile air defence system, called the Iron Dome, is understood to have eliminated the two projectiles and there are no reports of injuries.

Even when attacking missiles and drones are successfully destroyed there is still a danger to civilians from falling debris from both the enemy and defensive projectiles.

A shocking map shows the huge number of air raid sirens going off across Israel (Image: IDF )

The almost constant threat of attack means Israelis are taught from an early age what to do in the event of hearing an air raid siren, and once the alert is over many go about their daily lives.

That Blitz-like spirit was summed up in one post on X following tonight's attack, when user @SdomsRighteous shared an image of people carrying on with their yoga class on a Tel-Aviv seafront following the alert.

The caption, translated from Hebrew, read: "The State of Israel is the only place in the world where the gap between an alarm due to a ballistic missile aimed at the Tel Aviv area and continuing to practice yoga in front of the sunset is 10 minutes."

The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen continue to target Israel in what they have called solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza, they resumed rocket attacks when the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza collapsed.

The latest war started on October 7, 2023, when Hamas terrorists murdered around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, during an attack on southern Israel and took 250 people captive back to Gaza.

Israeli authorities have vowed to pressure Hamas to release the remaining 59 hostages, 24 believed to be alive, and accept new ceasefire terms.

According to Hamas, more than 50,000 Palestinians have been killed in the war during the Israeli offensive against the terrorist group.

The Houthis in Yemen have vowed to destroy Israel. They are backed by Iran (Image: Getty )