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News18
3 days ago
- Politics
- News18
"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
Business Recorder
3 days ago
- Politics
- Business Recorder
Israeli air strikes target Sanaa airport in Yemen
SANAA: Israel struck the international airport in Yemen's rebel-held capital Sanaa on Wednesday, the Iran-backed Houthis and the Israeli military said. 'Israeli aggression on Sanaa International Airport,' the Houthis' Al-Masirah television channel posted on X, later reporting that multiple strikes had hit an aircraft and the runway at the facility. Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said fighter jets had carried out the strikes on Houthi 'terror targets' at the airport in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, a day after the group fired two projectiles at Israel. The Israeli military said in a statement the strikes had destroyed aircraft belonging to the group. Gaza rescuers say 16 killed in Israeli strikes Wednesday 'The aircraft struck were used by the Houthi terrorist organisation for the transfer of terrorists who advanced terrorist attacks against the state of Israel,' the military said. 'Similarly to the Hodeida and Salif ports that were struck last week, the main airport of Sanaa is continuously operated by the Houthi regime and is used by them for terror purposes,' it added. The airport – which since 2022 has handled UN humanitarian flights and a limited commercial service by Yemenia to and from Amman – was heavily bombed by Israel on May 6 in response to a Houthi missile strike on Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv. On May 17, Houthi authorities said Sanaa airport had resumed limited commercial flights. The Huthis began firing at shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in November 2023, weeks after the start of the Israel-Hamas war, prompting military strikes by the US and Britain beginning in January 2024. Earlier this month, the United States agreed a ceasefire with the Huthis, who have controlled large swathes of Yemen for more than a decade, ending weeks of intense American strikes on rebel-held areas of the country. The Huthis however have continued to target Israel with frequent salvos, including strikes targeting Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv. The Huthis also recently warned they would impose a 'naval blockade' on the Israeli port of Haifa after the country's military intensified its offensive in Gaza. Earlier this month, Israel threatened to target the Houthi leadership. The Huthis had earlier paused their attacks during a two-month ceasefire in Gaza that collapsed in March. The conflict in Yemen has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths and triggered one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, although fighting decreased significantly after a UN-negotiated six-month truce in 2022.
Kuwait Times
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Kuwait Times
Rebel-held Yemen airport gets first flight since Zionist strike
SANAA: Members of Yemen's Houthi-affiliated security forces stand guard during a rally in solidarity with Palestinians in Sanaa on May 16, 2025. -- AFP SANAA: The airport in the rebel-held Yemeni capital Sanaa resumed limited commercial flights on Saturday, Houthi authorities said, after damage from Zionist air strikes forced a suspension earlier this month. 'Today we are resuming flights to and from Sanaa airport after its rehabilitation,' the Houthi administration's deputy transport minister, Yahya Al-Sayani, told the rebels' Al-Masirah television. The broadcaster earlier reported the 'arrival at Sanaa airport of a first Yemenia Airways flight with 136 passengers on board'. The airport, which since 2022 has handled UN humanitarian flights and a limited commercial service by Yemenia to and from Amman, was heavily bombed by Zionist entity on May 6 in response to a Houthi missile strike on Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv. The Sanaa airport's general director Khaled Al-Shaief put the cost at around $500 million. Yemenia's limited service between Sanaa and the Jordanian capital provides the sole commercial air link between rebel-held areas and the outside world. It is an exemption from an air blockade imposed by Saudi Arabia and its allies in 2015 when they intervened to prevent the beleaguered government being swept away by a lightning Houthi advance. Sayani said the Houthi authorities hoped to expand the service to two flights a day 'in the coming days'. The Iran-backed Huthis have carried out dozens of drone and missile attacks against Zionist entity since the Gaza war began with Hamas's attack in October 2023. —AFP The Yemeni rebels have also targeted Zionist-linked shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in a campaign they say is in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. On Friday, Zionist bombed the Houthi-held Red Sea ports of Hodeida and Salif following three missile attacks in as many days. It threatened to target the Houthi leadership if the attacks continued. – AFP
Al-Ahram Weekly
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Al-Ahram Weekly
Rebel-held Yemen airport gets first flight since Israel strike - Region
The airport in the rebel-held Yemeni capital Sanaa resumed limited commercial flights on Saturday, Huthi authorities said, after damage from Israeli air strikes forced a suspension earlier this month. "Today we are resuming flights to and from Sanaa airport after its rehabilitation," the Huthi administration's deputy transport minister, Yahya al-Sayani, told the rebels' Al-Masirah television. The broadcaster earlier reported the "arrival at Sanaa airport of a first Yemenia Airways flight with 136 passengers on board". The airport, which since 2022 has handled UN humanitarian flights and a limited commercial service by Yemenia to and from Amman, was heavily bombed by Israel on May 6 in response to a Huthi missile strike on Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv. The Sanaa airport's general director, Khaled al-Shaief, put the cost at around $500 million. Yemenia's limited service between Sanaa and the Jordanian capital provides the sole commercial air link between rebel-held areas and the outside world. It is an exemption from an air blockade imposed by Saudi Arabia and its allies in 2015 when they intervened to prevent the beleaguered government from being swept away by a lightning Huthi advance. Sayani said the Huthi authorities hoped to expand the service to two flights a day "in the coming days". The Iran-backed Huthis have carried out dozens of drone and missile attacks against Israel since the Gaza war began with Hamas's attack in October 2023. The Yemeni rebels have also targeted Israeli-linked shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in a campaign they say is in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. On Friday, Israel bombed the Huthi-held Red Sea ports of Hodeida and Salif following three missile attacks in as many days. It threatened to target the Huthi leadership if the attacks continued. Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp Short link:
Iraqi News
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Iraqi News
Israel threatens Houthi leaders after striking Yemen ports
Hodeida – Israel threatened to target the leadership of Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels after the air force struck two rebel-held ports on Friday, following repeated Huthi missile attacks in recent days. The Huthis agreed earlier this month to stop firing on international shipping in the Red Sea after the United States stepped up air strikes on rebel-held areas with British support. But the rebels vowed to keep up their strikes on Israel despite the deal and fired three missiles in as many days this week that triggered air raid warnings in major cities. The Huthis' Al-Masirah television reported strikes on the Red Sea port city of Hodeida, a key entry point for aid, as well as the port of Salif further north, without immediately mentioning any casualties. Israel's military confirmed striking the two ports, saying it 'dismantled terrorist infrastructure sites' belonging to the Iran-backed Huthi rebels. It noted that prior warnings had been issued to civilians in both areas. 'These ports are used to transfer weapons and are a further example of the Huthi terrorist regime's systematic and cynical exploitation of civilian infrastructure in order to advance terrorist activities,' a military statement said. The Huthis, who have controlled large swathes of Yemen for more than a decade, began firing at Israel-linked shipping in November 2023, weeks after the start of the Israel-Hamas war. They later broadened their campaign to target Israel, saying it was in solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the Huthi leadership there was 'more to come' after Friday's strikes. 'We are not willing to sit on the sidelines and let the Huthis attack us. We will hit them far more, including their leadership and all the infrastructure that allows them to hit us,' Netanyahu said in a video statement. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warned Huthi leaders that if the missile attacks continue, they face the same fate as Hamas leaders slain by Israel in Gaza. 'If the Huthis continue to fire, we will also hit the heads of the terror groups, just as we did to (slain Hamas military chief Mohammed) Deif and (the) Sinwars (Hamas Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar and his brother Mohammed Sinwar) in Gaza,' Katz said in a post. 'We will also hunt down and eliminate the Huthi leader, Abd al-Malek al-Huthi.' In early May, a Huthi missile struck an area at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport, gouging a hole near its main terminal building and wounding several people in a rare penetration of Israeli air defences. Israel retaliated by striking the airport in Yemen's rebel-controlled capital Sanaa and three nearby power stations. The UN special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, said the exchange marked a 'dangerous escalation' and was a reminder that the war-torn country is 'ensnared in the wider regional tensions.'
