JERUSALEM -- Forces in Yemen launched a missile toward central Israel on Monday, triggering sirens in Tel Aviv and other cities, Israel's military said.

Israel's air defense systems intercepted the missile, and "sirens sounded due to the possibility of falling shrapnel from the interception", the military said in a statement.

Israel's Magen David Adom rescue service said no injuries have been reported.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Since November last year, the Houthi group, which controls much of northern Yemen, has been conducting missile and drone attacks on targets in Israel, allegedly to show solidarity with Palestinians amid their conflict with Israelis in the Gaza Strip.