Ballistic missile from Yemen intercepted before entering Israel: army

JERUSALEM, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Israel's military said Sunday that it intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Yemen before it entered Israeli airspace.

The missile triggered sirens in several cities and communities across central Israel, the military said in a statement.

Fragments from the missile or the interceptor fell in the playground of a kindergarten in Tzur Hadassah, a community near Jerusalem,