Israel has repelled a new drone attack from Yemen, the military said on Monday morning, with a naval vessel in the Mediterranean reportedly shooting down the airborne device before it could enter Israeli territory.

The Israeli military reported that a missile launched from Yemen towards Israel was intercepted and neutralized. The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have declared such actions as acts of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

The Israeli army said Monday that a drone from Yemen struck an apartment in central Israel amid rising regional tensions over its ongoing war on the Gaza Strip. A military statement said the drone hit the apartment in Yavne city after air defense systems failed to detect it.