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Qatar Tribune
6 hours ago
- Politics
- Qatar Tribune
Israel air strikes destroy last civilian plane at Yemen's Sanaa airport
Israel said it had launched air strikes on Yemen's main airport in the capital, Sanaa, a day after Yemen's Houthi rebels fired two projectiles towards Israel. The Houthi-affiliated news outlet Al Masirah TV reported on Wednesday that four strikes hit the runway. Khaled al-Shaief, general director of Sanaa International Airport, wrote on X that the strike had completely destroyed the last of the civilian planes that Yemenia Airways was operating from the airport. According to aviation data checked by Al Jazeera, the Yemenia plane was scheduled to take those performing the Muslim Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. Defence Minister Israel Katz said that the Israeli air force struck Houthi 'terror targets' at the airport and 'destroyed the last aircraft remaining'. 'This is a clear message and a continuation of our policy: Whoever fires at the State of Israel will pay a heavy price,' Katz said. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement that any harm directed at Israel will meet greater force. The leader of the Houthis, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, said the attack was to pressure the group on their steadfast stance of solidarity in supporting Palestinians suffering under Israeli fire in Gaza. 'No matter the size of Israeli aggression and no matter how often it repeats, it will not affect our people's stance in supporting the Palestinian people. The Israeli enemy remained in a weak position following the cessation of American aggression due to its failure,' he said. 'The Israeli enemy is trying to restore deterrence through this repeated aggression on civilian facilities in our country,' he added. The attack comes a day after the Houthi armed group fired two projectiles towards Israel that were shot down by Israeli air defences. The Houthis later confirmed that they had launched two 'ballistic missiles'. Sanaa airport, the largest in Yemen, came back into service last week after temporary repairs and runway restoration following previous Israeli attacks. (Agencies)
Observer
9 hours ago
- Politics
- Observer
Israeli strikes destroy last plane at Yemen's airport
SANAA: Israeli air strikes blew up the last remaining plane at Yemen's international airport, a Yemeni official said on Wednesday, weeks after an earlier attack inflicted major damage. An air raid involving multiple strikes hit the Yemenia Airways plane and the runway at Sanaa airport, the Al Masirah TV channel posted on X, decrying "Israeli aggression". Thick black smoke was seen billowing from a stricken plane on the tarmac, in a video posted on X by Sanaa airport director Khaled al Shaief who said it was Yemenia's last operational aircraft. The airport had only resumed limited commercial services on May 17 after it was closed by a heavy Israeli attack that destroyed six planes 11 days earlier. According to a statement from Yemenia, the plane was about to be boarded by Muslim pilgrims bound for the annual Haj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Earlier this month, the United States agreed a ceasefire with the Yemeni group Ansar Allah, ending weeks of intense American strikes on several areas. United Nations special envoy Hans Grundberg warned that clashes are "exacerbating an already very fragile situation for Yemen and the region". — AFP
Yahoo
17 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Israel launches attack on Yemen's Sanaa airport
Israel says it has launched air strikes on Yemen's main airport in the capital, Sanaa, a day after Yemen's Houthi rebels fired two projectiles towards Israel. The Houthi-affiliated news outlet Al Masirah TV reported on Wednesday that four strikes hit the runway and a Yemenia Airways plane. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday that the Israeli air force struck Houthi 'terror targets' at the airport and 'destroyed the last aircraft remaining'. 'This is a clear message and a continuation of our policy: whoever fires at the State of Israel will pay a heavy price,' Katz said. The latest Israeli attack on Yemen comes a day after the Houthi armed group fired two projectiles towards Israel that were shot down by Tel Aviv's air defences. The Houthis later confirmed that they had launched two 'ballistic missiles'. Sanaa airport, the largest in Yemen, came back into service last week after temporary repairs and runway restoration following previous Israeli strikes. It was mainly used by United Nations aircraft and the only remaining civilian aircraft of Yemenia Airways, after three others were destroyed in the last attack. Since Israel began its war on Gaza in October 2023, the Houthis have repeatedly targeted Israel in what they say is solidarity with the Palestinians in the enclave. This is a developing story.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Israel launches strikes on two Yemen ports
Israel says it has launched strikes on the Yemeni ports of Hodeidah and as-Salif in response to the Houthi rebels firing missiles towards Israel, days after the Yemeni group agreed a truce with the United States. The Israeli military said it carried out strikes on 'terrorist infrastructure' on Friday, saying on X that the two ports had been used by the Houthi rebel group to 'transfer weapons'. Al Masirah TV, a Houthi-affiliated outlet, also reported Israeli strikes on the two ports. The extent of any damage was not clear, and there no immediate reports of casualties. The Houthis have carried out a campaign of attacks against Israel in self-proclaimed solidarity with Palestinians after Israel launched its assault on Gaza in October 2023. Israel has carried out strikes in response, including one on May 6 that damaged Yemen's main airport in Sanaa and killed several attacks were the first since US President Donald Trump agreed to a ceasefire deal with the Houthis earlier this month, with the US halting its attacks on Yemen and the group agreeing to end its attacks on shipping lanes in the Red Sea. Israel was not included in that agreement, and its military said it intercepted several missiles fired from Yemen towards Israeli airspace this week. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that the attacks are 'just the beginning', describing the Houthis as 'just a tool', alleging that Iran was 'behind them'. 'We will not stand idly by and allow the Houthis to harm us. We will strike them with greater force, including at their leadership and all the infrastructure that enables them to attack us,' he said in a statement posted on the government's social media account. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz pledged to 'hunt down and eliminate' Houthi leader Abdel-Malik al-Houthi if the rebel group continued 'to fire missiles at the State of Israel'. Alluding to recent Houthi attacks on Israel, Katz indicated leader al-Houthi would meet the same fate as Hamas commanders Mohammed Deif and Yahya Sinwar in Gaza, Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran, and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon – all killed in Israeli attacks over the last year. Al Jazeera's Hamdah Salhut, reporting from Jordan's capital Amman, said that since Israel broke a ceasefire agreement with Hamas back in March – killing almost 3,000 since then, according to Gaza's Health Ministry – the Houthis had launched 'at least 34 different projectiles' towards Israel. She said that Israel's policy 'moving forward' would be to strike back. 'For every missile that's fired, they're going to be conducting these types of air strikes,' she said.
Al Jazeera
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Israel launches strikes on two Yemen ports
Israel says it has launched strikes on the Yemeni ports of Hodeidah and as-Salif in response to the Houthi rebels firing missiles towards Israel, days after the Yemeni group agreed a truce with the United States. The Israeli military said it carried out strikes on 'terrorist infrastructure' on Friday, saying on X that the two ports had been used by the Houthi rebel group to 'transfer weapons'. Al Masirah TV, a Houthi-affiliated outlet, also reported Israeli strikes on the two ports. The extent of any damage was not clear, and there no immediate reports of casualties. The Houthis have carried out a campaign of attacks against Israel in self-proclaimed solidarity with Palestinians after Israel launched its assault on Gaza in October 2023. Israel has carried out strikes in response, including one on May 6 that damaged Yemen's main airport in Sanaa and killed several people. Friday's attacks were the first since US President Donald Trump agreed to a ceasefire deal with the Houthis earlier this month, with the US halting its attacks on Yemen and the group agreeing to end its attacks on shipping lanes in the Red Sea. Israel was not included in that agreement, and its military said it intercepted several missiles fired from Yemen towards Israeli airspace this week. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that the attacks are 'just the beginning', describing the Houthis as 'just a tool', alleging that Iran was 'behind them'. 'We will not stand idly by and allow the Houthis to harm us. We will strike them with greater force, including at their leadership and all the infrastructure that enables them to attack us,' he said in a statement posted on the government's social media account. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz pledged to 'hunt down and eliminate' Houthi leader Abdel-Malik al-Houthi if the rebel group continued 'to fire missiles at the State of Israel'. Alluding to recent Houthi attacks on Israel, Katz indicated leader al-Houthi would meet the same fate as Hamas commanders Mohammed Deif and Yahya Sinwar in Gaza, Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran, and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon – all killed in Israeli attacks over the last year. Al Jazeera's Hamdah Salhut, reporting from Jordan's capital Amman, said that since Israel broke a ceasefire agreement with Hamas back in March – killing almost 3,000 since then, according to Gaza's Health Ministry – the Houthis had launched 'at least 34 different projectiles' towards Israel. She said that Israel's policy 'moving forward' would be to strike back. 'For every missile that's fired, they're going to be conducting these types of air strikes,' she said.
