DUBAI (Reuters) - Tehran has not sent hypersonic missiles to Yemen's Houthis, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a televised news conference on Monday, a day after the Iran-backed group said a missile it fired at Israel was a hypersonic one.

A missile was launched from Yemen into central Israel on Sunday morning, according to the Israeli military, in a rare instance of a missile penetrating so far into the country’s territory since its war in Gaza began.

Yemeni-based Houthi militants claimed responsibility for the attack on Sunday. Israeli forces said the missile did not cause any direct injuries.

Houthis claim its new hypersonic missile managed to evade Israel’s air defence systems as Gaza war enters 12th month.

Yemen's Houthi group on Monday unveiled their new missile system, which they claimed possesses hypersonic capabilities, just one day after launching a missile attack deep into Israeli territory.