Footage shared on social media showed an empty bus parked at a bus depot that was heavily damaged, with a pillar of smoke seen.

The rumble of explosions could be heard throughout Jerusalem, and Israeli TV stations showed plumes of smoke rising in Tel Aviv after an apparent missile strike.

The IDF this evening (Thursday) identified the launch of a missile from Yemen toward Israeli territory, IAF aerial defense systems are operating to intercept the threat. Minutes after the official statement, sirens were heard in dozens of communities across the country, including the Jerusalem area, Judea, Gush Etzion, Mateh Yehuda, and Modi'in.