Yemen’s Houthis say attack on Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport ‘warning’ to international airlines

By Ikram Kouachi

Yemen’s Houthi group said on Sunday that they had launched a hypersonic ballistic missile targeting Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, warning international airlines that the Israeli airport is “unsafe for civilian aviation.”

In a televised statement, the group’s military spokesman, Yahya Saree, stated that the missile successfully struck its intended target, adding that another "vital target" in the coastal city of Ashkelon was also hit.

Earlier on Sunday, Israeli authorities suspended all flights at Ben Gurion Airport after a missile launched from Yemen struck near the facility.

Israel’s emergency service, Magen David Adom, reported that “several people sustained minor injuries due to a missile falling near Terminal 3 at Ben Gurion Airport,” without providing further details.

The strike occurred following multiple air raid sirens in various regions in Israel and several unsuccessful attempts to intercept the projectile, according to the Israeli army.

This marked the third such missile launch in two days following earlier Houthi claims of targeting Ramat David Airbase and the Tel Aviv region.