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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to reply to their Houthi and “Mr.” after the group launched a missile attack at the country’s main international airport.
A missile fired by the group from Yemen Landing near Ben Gurion Airport, causing panic among passengers in the terminal building.
“The attack by Houthi from Iran,” Netanyahu wrote in X. “Israel will respond to the Houthi attack on our main airport and, at our time and place of choice, to their Iranian terror masters.”
The impact of the missile leaving a lump of smoke and stopped for a moment flight and commuter traffic at the airport. Some international operators have canceled flights to and from Tel Aviv for several days.
Four people are injured lightly, said Paramedic Service Magen David Adom.
Sirene of the air strike away Israel And the recording showed that passengers shouted and rushed to be closed.
The attack occurred a few hours before the Israeli senior cabinet ministers were determined to vote whether to intensify the country’s military operations in the Gaza Strip, and when the army began to call thousands of reserves to anticipate broader operations in the pocket.
Houthi Brigadier military spokesman General Yahya Saree said the group fired hypersonic ballistic missiles at the airport.
The Iranian Defense Minister then told the government’s TV announcer that if the country was attacked by the US or Israel, it would target their bases, interests, and troops if needed.
The Israeli military said several efforts to intercept the missile were unsuccessful.
Air traffic, roads and trains were stopped after the attack, said the police, even though it continued about an hour later.
In a statement in their telegram channel, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said that the initial investigation to the falling missile found the possibility of “technical problems with interception was launched to the missile”.
In addition, IDF assessment found “no damage” in the detection procedure, the interception system or the mechanism of warning hospital orders.
The Houthi group said in a statement that, in response to what was described as “escalation” of Israeli operations in Gaza, now “forced a comprehensive air blockade” in Israel, specifically targeting the airport including Ben Gurion Airport.
The group asks international airlines to cancel all flights to Israeli airports to “maintain the security of their aircraft and their customers”.
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Houthi Yemen has fired missiles to Israel since his war with Hamas in Gaza began on October 7, 2023, and while most of it has been intercepted, some have penetrated the country’s missile defense system and caused damage.
Israel has previously hit the group in Yemen as retaliation and the US and the British also launched attacks After Houthi began attacking international shipments, it said it was in solidarity with Palestine for the Israeli war with Hamas.
