JERUSALEM -- The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement that it successfully intercepted a missile launched from Yemen toward Israel early Friday morning.

Sirens were activated in central Israel's Tel Aviv and occupied Jerusalem, prompting millions of residents to seek immediate shelter. (Hezbollah-Disarmament-Lebanon)

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GAZA -- Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Friday killed at least 45 Palestinians and injured dozens of others, according to the Civil Defense in Gaza.

Mahmoud Basal, spokesperson for the Civil Defense, said that in the southern city of Khan Younis, 10 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting a residential home belonging to the Baraka family, while six others, including two children and a woman, died after an airstrike on a barbershop. (Gaza Strip-Israeli Airstrikes-Casualty)

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TEHRAN -- Iran's security forces on Friday killed a "key figure" of the Jaish al-Zulm terrorist group in an operation in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.

The operation, part of a security drill dubbed "Martyrs of Security," was carried out by the forces of the Quds Base of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps in cooperation with local authorities, the report said. (Iran-Terrorist-Killing)

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SANAA -- Yemen's Houthi group on Friday claimed responsibility for firing a "ballistic missile" toward Israel, which had been intercepted by Israeli defense systems.

The operation targeted "a military target in the vicinity of Ben Gurion Airport in central Israel using a ballistic missile, Zulfiqar," Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said while addressing a mass protest held to show solidarity with Palestinians. (Yemen-Houthis-Attack) Enditem

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