Yemen's Houthis claim missiles attack on military sites deep inside Israel

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels have said they launched cruise missiles at targets "deep inside" Israel on Wednesday.

In a statement, the group said they had "carried out a military operation targeting military sites deep inside the Zionist entity (Israel) in occupied Palestine with three Quds 5 cruise missiles." 

There was no immediate confirmation of the attack by the Israeli military, though the Houthis claimed the missiles had hit their intended targets.

The Houthis and the Israeli military have sporadically traded fire since last November, when the Yemeni militants began attacking shipping routes in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in what they say is support for Palestinians in Gaza.