The IDF said Sunday it intercepted an unmanned aerial vehicle launched from Yemen, marking the latest in a series of cross-border attacks linked to the Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

The drone triggered an alert in the southern Israeli community of Bnei Netzarim, near the Egypt-Israel border. 

The military confirmed the UAV, which entered Israeli airspace from Yemen, was successfully downed by the Israeli Air Force. 

There were no injuries or damage reported.

Shortly after the alert was issued, the Home Front Command announced the incident had concluded. 

“Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago regarding a hostile aircraft infiltration in Bnei Netzarim, a suspicious aerial target launched from Yemen was intercepted by the IAF [Israeli Air Force],” the IDF said in a statement said in a statement.