Israel's defense minister vowed on Thursday to inflict the "biblical 10 plagues of Egypt" on Yemen's Houthi rebels after they renewed their missile attacks against Israel.

"The Houthis are firing missiles at Israel again. A plague of darkness, a plague of the firstborn — we will complete all 10 plagues," Israel Katz posted on X.

He was referring to the 10 disasters that the Book of Exodus says were inflicted on Egypt by the Hebrew God to convince the pharaoh to free the enslaved Israelites.

Earlier on Thursday, the Israeli army said a missile fired from Yemen struck outside Israeli territory, a day after it intercepted two Houthi missiles.

The Houthis have vowed to intensify their attacks on Israel, after their prime minister and 11 other senior officials were killed in Israeli air strikes last week.

The group has launched repeated drone and missile attacks against Israel since the Gaza war erupted in October 2023, saying the launches are in support of the Palestinians.

Israel has carried out several rounds of retaliatory strikes in Yemen, targeting Houthi-held ports as well as the rebel-held capital Sanaa.