The Iranian-backed Houthi militia in Yemen on Tuesday claimed to have attacked the international airport in Tel Aviv as well as targets in Jerusalem. Houthi military spokesman Yehya Saree said in a televised statement that Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport and an electricity plant in the Jerusalem area had been attacked with ballistic missiles.

A missile fired from Yemen hit Tel Aviv overnight into Saturday, Israeli authorities said, in a rare instance of a failed interception over the city.

The Israeli military said several people were lightly injured after its air defenses failed to intercept the projectile, which struck a playground in the city.

An elderly woman in Israel was killed in a knife attack on Friday, medics said. She was taken to hospital unconscious and with multiple stab wounds, the Magen David Adom rescue service said. The hospital pronounced her dead upon arrival.

Latest tit-for-tat attack follows Israeli air strikes on Sanaa and Hodeidah, which killed nine people earlier this week.

As tensions with Israel escalate, Yemen-based Houthi rebels launched a deadly attack targeting Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv and a power station in Jerusalem with a hypersonic missile. Ben Gurion Airport briefly halted operations after missile interception over Israeli skies.

The Houthi rebels announced that they had attacked Israel's Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and U.S. warship in the Red Sea in three different attacks. The rebels said that they first targeted the Ben Gurion airport with Palestine 2 ballistic missile and then a power station near Jerusalem with Zulfiqar ballistic missile.