"Houthis Under Aerial Blockade..." IDF Destroys Yemen Flagship Carrier's Last Plane At Sanaa Airport
Israel says it has destroyed the last remaining plane used by the Houthis at the Sanaa International Airport in Yemen. The Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah television channel reported that multiple strikes had hit an aircraft and the runway at the facilityThe Sanaa airport said the Israeli strikes had destroyed the last plane belonging to the country's flagship carrier Yemenia. The Houthis 'will be under naval and aerial blockade, as we promised and warned. Anyone who harms us will be harmed sevenfold,' Israel Katz, Israeli Defense Minister, said in a statement. 00:00 INTRODUCTION01:46: "HOUTHIS UNDER AERIAL BLOCKADE" 04:18: "HOUTHIS JUST A SYMPTOM" NETANYAHU WARNS IRANn18oc_world n18oc_crux
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