JERUSALEM: The Israeli army said on Wednesday (Dec 25) it intercepted a ballistic missile fired towards the country from Yemen. Air raid sirens sounded over a wide swathe of central Israel as a precaution against falling debris, but the army said it shot down the projectile before it entered Israeli territory. No injuries were reported, according to Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel's emergency medical services. "A missile that was launched from Yemen was intercepted before crossing into Israeli