The Houthi statement said it fired a "new hypersonic ballistic missile" which flew some 1,267 miles in less than 12 minutes. Israeli anti-missile defenses "failed to intercept" the weapon, the statement said. "The Israeli enemy must expect more strikes," the Houthis added.

Netanyahu says there will be 'heavy price' for missile attack claimed by Yemen's Houthi rebels. Sirens sounded at Israel's main airport.

Yemen’s Houthi militants released the footage of a missile launched targeting central Israel. Houthis said the missile - Palestine 2- has a range of 2150 kilometres. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed the responsibility of the missile attack and said the attack targeted a military site in Tel Aviv area.

The rare attack was an illustration of the evolving conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Iranian proxies.

Tehran has not sent hypersonic missiles to Yemen's Houthis, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a televised news conference on Monday, a day after the Iran-backed group said a missile it fired at Israel was a hypersonic one.

The Houthis said their new missile flew more than 1,200 miles in roughly 11 minutes and 30 seconds, but hypersonic missiles are about more than speed.

A possible hypersonic missile strike on Israel is raising the stakes as the region moves closer to an all-out war.

Gaza A Houthi missile that reached Israel at the weekend was not a hypersonic weapon, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, countering claims by Yemen's Iran-backed rebels. The Houthis on Sunday claimed responsibility for a “hypersonic” ballistic missile attack on central Israel,