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2 missiles fired at Ben Gurion airport from Yemen as Israel threatens to target Houthi leader

CAIRO – 18 May 2025: The Houthi fighters announced targeting Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv with two ballistic missiles in an overnight attack that the group said 'successfully achieved its goal.' The operation comes a day after Israeli forces struck the Red Sea ports of Hudaydah and Salif in Yemen, while threatening to target Houthis' top leader Abdul Malik Al-Houthi if the Houthis continue their attacks. The Israeli strikes killed at least one individual and injured nine more, according to a statement by the Houthi health ministry. Israel has persisted in their retaliatory strikes on Yemen since a successful missile attack by the Houthis on Ben Gurion airport early in May. The Houthi missile on that day injured several Israelis after Israeli and US air defense systems failed to intercept the missile. Houhi spokesman Yahya Saree said the fresh Houthi attack utilized a hypersonic Palestine 2 missile and a Zulfiqar missile. The Israeli forces announced intercepting a missile at around 2 AM and suggested that another one fell short. 'The operation successfully achieved its goal,' Saree said. 'It caused millions of occupying Zionists to rush to shelters and air traffic at the airport to stop for about an hour,' he added. While the attack caused no direct injuries or damage, one person was reportedly injured while rushing to a shelter as sirens sounded across central Israel. The Houthis, who have launched hundreds of ballistic missiles and drones on Israel since the start of the Israeli war in Gaza in 2023, say their fresh attack comes in affirmation of their solidarity with the Palestinian people. 'The Yemeni Armed Forces renew their call to the Ummah (the Muslim word): Has the nation of two billion Muslims failed to save two million Muslims [in Gaza] from the threat of genocide and the threat of famine?' 'All this failure and inability will only encourage the enemy to persist in its attacks against all peoples and countries.' The war in Gaza has killed over 53,000 people, predominantly among women and children, according to local health officials.