Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis confirmed on ​Saturday that they had ‌launched an attack on Israel for the first ​time during the current ​Israeli-US war against Iran, ⁠marking their entry ​to the conflict and raising ​the prospects of a broader regional confrontation.

Israel earlier said ​it was working ​to intercept a missile from Yemen.

The ‌group ⁠said the attack with a barrage of missiles came after continued ​targeting ​of ⁠infrastructure in Iran, Lebanon, Iraq and ​the Palestinian territories, ​adding ⁠that their operations would continue until the "aggression" on ⁠all ​fronts ends.

The Israeli military said early on Saturday ​it had identified a launch of ‌a missile from Yemen, the first time a missile has launched from Yemen since the ​war erupted.

The launch comes hours ​after Iran-aligned Houthis said on Friday they ⁠were prepared to act if what ​the group called an escalation against Iran ​and the “axis of resistance” continued, but did not say what form any intervention would take.

The ​Houthis entry to the war raises ​the prospects of a broader regional confrontation , particularly given ‌the ⁠Houthis’ ability to strike targets far beyond Yemen and disrupt shipping lanes around the Arabian Peninsula and the Red ​Sea, which ​they ⁠had done in support of Hamas in Gaza after October ​7, 2023.

Iran’s Shi'ite allies in ​Lebanon ⁠and Iraq have already joined the war in the region triggered by US and ⁠Israeli ​strikes on Tehran four ​weeks ago.