According to photos and video that Al Jazeera has verified, a ballistic missile launched from Yemen has struck the perimeter of Israel’s Ben Gurion airport, injuring cars, causing traffic to halt, and causing traffic to stop.
Despite making numerous attempts to intercept the projectile, the Israeli military confirmed on Sunday morning that an investigation was being conducted. According to paramedics, eight people were hurt.
Houthi rebels in Yemen, who have launched rockets at Israel’s busiest airport in protest of its war and blockade of the Gaza Strip, took responsibility for the missile launch. Palestinian officials claim that 57 people have died as a result of the Israeli siege total since March 2, with at least 52 of the 495 killed in Israel’s more than 18-month-long attacks on Gaza.
Yahya Saree, the Houthis’ military spokesman, warned airlines that Ben Gurion airport was no longer “safe for air travel” in a televised statement.
Flights at the airport in central Israel were briefly suspended as a result of the attack, with some having to be rerouted. While trains were halted as they approached the airport, all entrances were briefly closed.
According to Israeli media, sirens blared all over central Israel, forcing many people to seek shelter.
The missile struck a connecting road inside the Ben Gurion airport, according to online videos that were circulated, along with some debris strewn across the surrounding roads.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened severe retaliation. In an ostensibly biblical passage about severe punishment or divine justice, Katz said, “Whoever attacks us, we will hit back sevenfold.”
Former member of the Israeli Resilience party and leader of the Israel Resilience party Benny Gantz suggested that Tehran should bear responsibility for the missile attack.
Without providing any proof, he claimed in a social media post that “It is Iran that is firing ballistic missiles at the state of Israel.” A “severe reaction in Tehran is bound to follow the shooting at the state of Israel.”
Leading opposition figure Yair Golan claimed that millions of Israelis are now living in shelters, that families are being harmed by the war, and that reservists are “collapsing under the burden” of the conflict, which was started after an attack by the Palestinian-armed group Hamas in Israel on October 7, 2023, that reportedly resulted in the capture of 1, 139 people, with more than 200 others being taken captive.
He said about the prime minister, “This is big for Netanyahu, this is big for the government.” “We must end the war and bring the kidnapped people back home.”
Despite the US military bombarding areas throughout Yemen almost daily, the Houthi attacks are still on. In the early hours of Sunday, Yemen’s media reported numerous additional US air raids.
According to Al Masirah TV, US aircraft carried out three attacks on the Marib governorate and 10 raids on the al-Hazm district of the al-Jawf governorate.
Source: Aljazeera
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