Israelis Head for Shelters as Hamas, Houthis Renew Missile Attacks

Israel resumed its attack on Hamas on March 18 as cease-fire negotiations broke down, while the United States has stepped up pressure on Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

Fire and smoke billow from the site of an air strike in Sanaa, Yemen, on March 19, 2025. Khaled Abdullah/Reuters

Air raid sirens sounded on March 20 over much of Israel, as Yemen’s Houthis launched a ballistic missile and the Hamas terrorist group in Gaza fired several rockets into the Jewish state.

The Israeli Air Force intercepted the Houthi missile, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.