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Yahoo
19 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Israel destroys Houthis' final aircraft in strike on Saana International Airport
Defense Minister Israel Katz said that Israel was in the process of instituting an aerial and naval blockade on the Houthis. The IDF on Wednesday attacked Yemen's Sanaa international airport in response to several Houthi ballistic missile attacks fired against Israel over the last week. Defense Minister Israel Katz said that the air force had destroyed the last airplane that the Houthis still had to use at the airport - this after Israel had attacked the airport already multiple times in the past several months. Further, Katz said that Israel had or was in the process of instituting an aerial and naval blockade on the Houthis to try to deter them from future attacks on the Jewish state. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also confirmed the Israeli strike. The prime minister said, "Anyone who doesn't understand this through force – will understand it through even greater force." "But as I have said many times – the Houthis are just the symptom. The main force behind them is Iran, and it is responsible for the aggression coming from Yemen." To date, the Houthis have fired well over 400 times at Israel since the start of the war, using a mix of ballistic missiles and drones. Although only one Israeli was killed by a drone in July 2024, the missiles have significantly disrupted the fabric of life in Israel, often requiring millions of Israelis to dash into safe rooms, and also causing many international airlines to pull out of flying to Israel, especially after a near miss of Ben Gurion Airport earlier this month. Until July 2024, the IDF left responding to the Houthis to the US, but since then Jerusalem has ordered around 10 strikes on Houthi assets at its Port of Hodeidah, at the Sanaa airport, at other ports, and against some electrical facilities. There was also a brief period of months earlier in 2025 when the Trump administration was striking the Houthis harder, but after reaching a deal with the Yemen terror group that it would stop attacking US shipping, Washington left Israel on its own versus the Houthis. The Houthis also did not fire on Israel during the January 19 to early March ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The two main ways that top Israeli officials believe the Houthis can be stopped from firing on Israel are either by another ceasefire with Hamas, or if the Houthis' Sunni opponents in Yemen can be helped to dethrone them from control of much of the country. However, without US support for such a move, few think Israel can project sufficient power to help the Houthis' Sunni opponents gain the upper hand.
Middle East Eye
3 days ago
- Politics
- Middle East Eye
Hamas hails Houthi strike on Israel, urges global action on Gaza
Hamas has praised Yemen's Houthi movement for its latest missile strike targeting Tel Aviv, calling it a sign of 'ongoing support and solidarity' with Palestinians under Israeli assault. In a statement posted on Telegram, the Palestinian group said it 'highly values and commends' the Houthis' launch aimed at Ben Gurion International Airport, describing the action as further proof of 'the noble stance of the brotherly Yemeni people' amid Gaza's suffering. The Israeli army confirmed it had intercepted the missile, which was fired from Yemen. While no injuries or damage were reported, air raid sirens rang out across parts of Israel. Hamas used the moment to urge the wider Muslim world and the international community to ramp up pressure on Israel to halt what it called a 'war of extermination in Gaza,' where tens of thousands have been killed and wounded since Israel launched its latest offensive.
Egypt Today
6 days ago
- Politics
- Egypt Today
Houthis launch 4th missile attack on Israel in a week, warn ‘operations will escalate'
CAIRO – 23 May 2025: The Houthis announced on Friday targeting Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv on Friday with a hypersonic ballistic missile, marking their fourth attack on Israel this week. 'The operation has successfully achieved its objective,' Houthis' spokesman Yahya Saree announced in a video statement. 'It caused millions of herds of usurping Zionists to flee to shelters and halting airport operations,' he added. Saree warned that the Houthis' operations against Israel 'will escalate' as long as the Israeli attacks and besiege on Gaza persist. Israel, who is facing unprecedented pressures from its closest allies over its handling of the war in Gaza, has pledged to resume a 'minimal' amount of humanitarian aid into the enclave after nearly three months of blockade#Egypt #Africa #MENAhttps:// — Egypt Today Magazine (@EgyptTodayMag) May 21, 2025 The Israeli army announced intercepting the attack with no reports of injuries or damage. The missile attack set off sirens early today in central Israel, including Tel Aviv, according to Israeli reports, causing nearly a million residents to rush to bomb shelters. 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. Their attacks have continued despite Israeli airstrikes that targeted ports and other vital facilities in Yemen and killed several people. The war in Gaza has killed nearly 54,000 people, predominantly women and children, according to local health officials.
Time of India
20-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
‘Too Scared To…': Airline's Bombshell Move After Houthi Strikes On Israel's Ben Gurion
Houthi missile strikes targeting Israel's main airport are beginning to disrupt global air travel as major airlines reevaluate their operations. The latest sign came from Irish budget airline Ryanair, whose CEO Michael O'Leary voiced frustration over constant security concerns and disruptions in Tel Aviv. After resuming flights to Israel in March, Ryanair suspended them again in May following another Houthi attack near Ben Gurion Airport. O'Leary hinted the airline may shift aircraft and services to safer destinations if the situation persists. The Houthis' ongoing campaign is now pushing international carriers to reconsider flying into Israeli airspace altogether.#bengurion #houthis #israel #ryanair #michaeloleary #telaviv #bengurionairport #netanyahu Read More
Yemen Online
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Yemen Online
Houthi militia Blow Up Several Civilian Homes in Yemen's Amran
Iran-backed Houthi militants have deliberately blown up multiple civilian homes in the Qafla 'Adhr district of Yemen's Amran Governorate, local sources and Eyewitnesses said Sunday. Eyewitnesses told Khabar Agency that Houthi forces rigged and detonated houses belonging to the Al-Bakr Al-Warwari family in Ghareb Al-Sawda, reducing them to rubble. The militia justified the destruction by claiming the residents were linked to opposing tribal factions. The operation was reportedly overseen by Ali Yahya 'Ashish (alias Abu Mohammed), the Houthi-appointed security chief and de facto administrator of Qafla 'Adhr. The attacks have ignited fierce backlash across social media and local communities, with activists condemning the Houthis' escalating campaign of intimidation against resisting tribes in Amran. This incident follows a well-documented pattern of the Houthis targeting dissenters through home demolitions—a tactic unprecedented in Yemen's modern conflicts. Since launching their insurgency in late 2014, the group has blown up approximately 900 homes nationwide.
