The Israeli military said it was looking into the crash of a drone that had been launched from Yemen and fell in the airport’s area on Sunday, but takeoff and landing operations at the airport were suspended for about two hours.
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Ramon Airport has now been reopened for full operations, for both departures and arrivals, according to a statement from the organization. “After the completion of all safety and security checks, compliance with international civil aviation standards, and acceptance of final approval from the Air Force, Ramon Airport has now been reopened for full operations, for both departures and arrivals,” the authority said in a statement.
“The first flight from Ramon to Ben Gurion Airport (near Tel Aviv) is scheduled to take off soon.”
The Israeli military claimed three drone launches from Yemen had been intercepted by the air force earlier. Two were “intercepted prior to entering Israeli territory,” but it did not provide more information about the third’s status.
According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the drone strike left two people with minor injuries, according to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz. A 52-year-old woman fell, and a 63-year-old man was hurt by shrapnel, and a 52-year-old woman was also hurt. They were evacuated to a hospital in Eilat by emergency personnel, while others who experienced panic attacks were treated on-site.
According to Israeli Army Radio, the drone had not been detected by the air force’s detection systems at all during a preliminary investigation into the airport damage.
Domestic flights are primarily handled at the airport, which is close to the resort city of Eilat on the border with Jordan and Egypt.
In what the group calls out as acts of solidarity with the Palestinians under constant Israeli fire, the Houthis in Yemen have been launchlaunching missiles and drones thousands of kilometers north of Israel. Since Israel’s occupation of Gaza in October 2023, it has also launched attacks on ships in the Red Sea.
The Houthis haven’t made an immediate comment regarding the drone strike at Ramon Airport.
Israel has bombed Yemen’s crucial Hodeidah port, among others, in the region’s under the control of Houthi rebels. Senior Houthi officials, including its prime minister and other cabinet members, were killed by its most recent barrage a week and a half ago. In addition, numerous civilians have been killed by Israeli airstrikes.
Source: Aljazeera
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