A shipment of enriched uranium, which can be used to make nuclear weapons, has fallen into the hands of the 9/11 terrorist group al-Qaeda, according to a Middle Eastern report.

The material was allegedly being delivered from Iran to Houthi rebels in Yemen when some of it was intercepted by the terror group, Israeli newspaper Maariv said, citing unnamed sources.

The respected conservative publication, one of the most-read newspapers in the country, said on Monday that the incident happened in the al-Bayda area of Yemen.

Details were scarce, and it remains unclear how part of the shipment was reportedly intercepted or diverted.