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.

The Houthis claimed responsibility for the strike in the Jaffa area and celebrated the Israel Defense Forces’ failed attempt to intercept the missile.

Mourners pray next to the body of Palestinian woman, Hanaa Mansour, who was killed in an Israeli strike on a tent camp sheltering displaced people, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Dec. 18, 2024.