Netanyahu tells Houthis they will pay ‘heavy price’ as missile hits Israel

Rebel group claims what would be first missile to have landed in Israel from Yemen, but no reports of casualties

The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has warned Yemen's Houthi rebels will pay a heavy price" after the group claimed its first ballistic missile strike on Israel and its leader warned of bigger attacks to come.

The missile - claimed by the Houthis as an advanced surface-to-surface hypersonic missile - triggered air sirens across the country at about 6.30am, and local media aired footage of people racing to shelters at Ben Gurion international airport south-east of Tel Aviv. According to reports, it hit an open area in the Ben Shemen forest, causing a fire near Kfar Daniel. There were no reports of casualties or damage.