Israel shoots down a missile fired from Yemen hours after an Israeli strike on Houthi rebelsJOSEF FEDERMAN and MICHAEL WAKINJuly 21, 2024 at 1:46 AMJERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen early Sunday, hours after Israeli warplanes struck several Houthi targets in the Arabian peninsula country.The Israeli airstrikes — in response to a deadly Houthi drone strike on Tel Aviv — were the first time Israel is known to have responded to repeated Houthi attacks throughout its nine-month war against Hamas. The burst of violence between the distant enemies has threatened to open…