Israel intercepted a missile fired by Hezbollah near Tel Aviv on Wednesday, an unprecedented attack by the militant group that reached deep into the country’s commercial heartlands and marked a new escalatory step in the conflict between the two sides.

A separate Israeli strike targeted oil reserves at the port of Ras Isa in the northwestern part of Yemen, just south of the border with Saudi Arabia. According to the Jerusalem Post, a spokesman for the Houthis, Mohammad Abdul Salam confirmed the missile attacks and condemned both Israel and America.

Air raid sirens blared across central Israel, including Tel Aviv, after a ballistic missile launched from Yemen was intercepted. The Houthi militants claimed responsibility, asserting it targeted Ben Gurion International Airport as Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu returned from the United Nations General Assembly.

A top Israeli military official hinted to soldiers of a possible ground invasion as the United States and France drafted a cease-fire proposal to try to stave off a broader conflict.

Maccabi Tel Aviv fell to Braga 2-1 in dramatic fashion over the weekend as the Portuguese hosts scored a pair of late goals to snatch the points in the club’s Europa League opener. Zarko Lazetic’s squad took a 1-0 lead in the 30th minute via an Osher Davida penalty after Dor Peretz was tripped in the box by Braga ’keeper Matheus Magalhaes,

Israel struck power plants and a sea port in Yemen Sunday as the Israeli military continued an air campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon.