Israel’s military said it intercepted a missile fired toward the country by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, setting off sirens late Monday in central areas including Tel Aviv. The Houthis have been firing drones and missiles at Israel,

An advanced U.S. military anti-missile system was used in Israel to try to intercept a projectile for the first time since President Joe Biden placed the system in Israel in October, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.

The Houthis in Yemen launched their fifth missile attack on Israel in a week late Monday, as Israeli officials ratcheted up their warnings to the Iranian-backed group. The Houthis’ repeated attacks show that Israel’s retaliatory strikes and tough talk have failed to deter the group,