The Houthis in Yemen launched their fifth missile attack on Israel in a week late Monday, as Israeli officials ratcheted up their warnings to the Iranian-backed group. The Houthis’ repeated attacks show that Israel’s retaliatory strikes and tough talk have failed to deter the group,

Israeli forces detained more than 240 Palestinians including dozens of medical staff from a north Gaza hospital they raided on Friday, including its director, according to the Health Ministry in the enclave and Israel's military.

The latest round of strikes occurred as the United States and its ally Israel struggle to halt a campaign of regional assaults by Yemen’s Houthi militants.

Yemen's Houthi spokesperson Mohammed Abdulsalam said that the country would continue to defend itself after several U.S. strikes targeted facilities in the capital Sanaa on Tuesday.

As officials caution that ballistic missile and drone attacks from Yemen are likely to persist, Jerusalem is indicating that Thursday’s strikes are