The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen early Saturday, a day after the Huthi-held capital Sanaa was hit by fresh air strikes.

Israel has intercepted a missile launched from Yemen early on Saturday, the military said. Israel had previously hit the Houthi-held capital of Sanaa's international airport with air strikes on Thursday,

Israeli warplanes on Thursday bombed the airport in Yemen's capital Sanaa, as well as a military airbase, power stations and port facilities in areas controlled by the country's Iran-backed Houthi rebels.