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Observer
4 days 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
Time of India
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Yemen's Huthis to keep attacking Israeli ships despite US deal
AI Image Sanaa: Yemen's Huthi rebels will continue targeting Israeli ships in the Red Sea, an official told AFP on Wednesday, despite a ceasefire that ended weeks of intense US strikes on the Iran-backed group.A day after the Huthis agreed to stop firing on ships plying the key trade route off their shores, a senior official told AFP that Israel was excluded from the deal."The waterways are safe for all international ships except Israeli ones," Abdulmalik Alejri, a member of the Huthi political bureau, told AFP."Israel is not part of the agreement, it only includes American and other ships," he Huthis, who have controlled large swathes of Yemen for more than a decade, began firing on Israel-linked shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in November 2023, weeks after the start of the Israel-Hamas broadened their campaign to target ships tied to the United States and Britain after military strikes by the two countries began in January said the Huthis would now "only" attack Israeli ships. In the past, vessels visiting Israel, or those with tenuous Israeli links, were in the rebels' US-Huthi deal was announced after deadly Israeli strikes on Tuesday put Sanaa airport out of action in revenge for a Huthi missile strike on Israel's Ben Gurion airport director Khaled alShaief told the rebels' Al-Masirah television Wednesday the Israeli attack had destroyed terminal buildings and caused $500 million in said it had facilitated an agreement between Washington and the rebels that "neither side will target the other... ensuring freedom of navigation".US President Donald Trump, who will visit Gulf countries next week, trumpeted the deal, saying the Huthis had "capitulated"."They say they will not be blowing up ships anymore, and that's... the purpose of what we were doing," he said during a White House press appearance.- Indirect contacts -The ceasefire followed weeks of stepped-up US strikes aimed at deterring Huthi attacks on shipping. The US attacks left 300 people dead, according to an AFP tally of Huthi Pentagon said last week that US strikes had hit more than 1,000 targets in Yemen since mid-March in an operation that has been dubbed "Rough Rider".Alejri said recent US-Iran talks in Muscat "provided an opportunity" for indirect contacts between Sanaa and Washington, leading to the ceasefire."America was the one who started the aggression against us, and at its beginning, we did not resume our operations on Israel," he added."We did not target any American ships or warships until they targeted us."Scores of Huthi missile and drone attacks have drastically reduced cargo volumes on the Red Sea route, which normally carries about 12 percent of global maritime Huthis say their campaign -- as well as a steady stream of attacks on Israeli territory -- is in solidarity with the Palestinians.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Israel attack on Sanaa airport caused $500 mn in damage: director
Israel's attack on the airport in Yemen's Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa destroyed terminal buildings and caused $500 million in damage, its director told Huthi media on Wednesday. He said earlier in a statement on X that the airport was suspending all flights until further notice after sustaining "severe damage" in the Israeli strikes. The strikes came after a Huthi missile gouged a crater near Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport on Sunday. "Around $500 million in losses were caused by the Israeli aggression on Sanaa airport," its general director Khaled alShaief told the rebels' Al-Masirah television. "The enemy destroyed the terminals at Sanaa airport, including all equipment and devices," he said, adding that a warehouse was also "completely levelled". Yemenia Airways lost three planes, he said, adding that six planes in total had been destroyed. "There are alternatives to temporarily reopen the airport, and we need a long time to rehabilitate it and restore operations," he said. Sanaa's airport reopened to international flights after a six-year gap in 2022, offering a regular service to Jordan's capital, Amman, on the home-grown Yemenia airline. Those flying out of Sanaa have included Yemenis seeking emergency medical treatment abroad. Huthi health ministry spokesman Anees Alasbahi told AFP the attack would "increase human suffering for sick people who need to travel abroad for treatment" and could make it harder to bring medical supplies in. On Tuesday, the Huthi rebels and the United States agreed a ceasefire that would ensure freedom of navigation in the Red Sea, mediator Oman said. But the deal that was announced does not mention Israel, with the rebels vowing to respond to Tuesday's strikes. Huthi rebels have been attacking Israel and merchant shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden since late 2023, saying they are acting in solidarity with the Palestinians as the Gaza war rages. The Yemeni rebels had paused their attacks during a recent two-month ceasefire in the Gaza war. In March, they threatened to resume attacks on shipping over Israel's aid blockade on the Gaza Strip, triggering a response from the US military, which began hammering the rebels with near-daily air strikes. In December, Israeli air strikes pummelled Sanaa airport and other targets, with Huthi media reporting six deaths. str-aya/kir
France 24
07-05-2025
- Politics
- France 24
Israel attack on Sanaa airport caused $500 mn in damage: director
He said earlier in a statement on X that the airport was suspending all flights until further notice after sustaining "severe damage" in the Israeli strikes. The strikes came after a Huthi missile gouged a crater near Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport on Sunday. "Around $500 million in losses were caused by the Israeli aggression on Sanaa airport," its general director Khaled alShaief told the rebels' Al-Masirah television. "The enemy destroyed the terminals at Sanaa airport, including all equipment and devices," he said, adding that a warehouse was also "completely levelled". Yemenia Airways lost three planes, he said, adding that six planes in total had been destroyed. "There are alternatives to temporarily reopen the airport, and we need a long time to rehabilitate it and restore operations," he said. Sanaa's airport reopened to international flights after a six-year gap in 2022, offering a regular service to Jordan's capital, Amman, on the home-grown Yemenia airline. Those flying out of Sanaa have included Yemenis seeking emergency medical treatment abroad. Huthi health ministry spokesman Anees Alasbahi told AFP the attack would "increase human suffering for sick people who need to travel abroad for treatment" and could make it harder to bring medical supplies in. On Tuesday, the Huthi rebels and the United States agreed a ceasefire that would ensure freedom of navigation in the Red Sea, mediator Oman said. But the deal that was announced does not mention Israel, with the rebels vowing to respond to Tuesday's strikes. Huthi rebels have been attacking Israel and merchant shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden since late 2023, saying they are acting in solidarity with the Palestinians as the Gaza war rages. The Yemeni rebels had paused their attacks during a recent two-month ceasefire in the Gaza war. In March, they threatened to resume attacks on shipping over Israel's aid blockade on the Gaza Strip, triggering a response from the US military, which began hammering the rebels with near-daily air strikes. In December, Israeli air strikes pummelled Sanaa airport and other targets, with Huthi media reporting six deaths. © 2025 AFP
New Straits Times
07-05-2025
- Business
- New Straits Times
Israel attack on Sanaa airport caused US$500m in damage
SANAA: Israel's attack on the airport in Yemen's Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa destroyed terminal buildings and caused US$500 million in damage, its director told Houthi media on Wednesday. He said earlier in a statement on X that the airport was suspending all flights until further notice after sustaining "severe damage" in the Israeli strikes. The strikes came after a Houthi missile gouged a crater near Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport on Sunday. "Around US$500 million in losses were caused by the Israeli aggression on Sanaa airport," its general director Khaled alShaief told the rebels' Al-Masirah television. "The enemy destroyed the terminals at Sanaa airport, including all equipment and devices," he said, adding that a warehouse was also "completely levelled." Yemenia Airways lost three planes, he said, adding that six planes in total had been destroyed. "There are alternatives to temporarily reopen the airport, and we need a long time to rehabilitate it and restore operations," he said. Sanaa's airport reopened to international flights after a six-year gap in 2022, offering a regular service to Jordan's capital, Amman, on the home-grown Yemenia airline. Those flying out of Sanaa have included Yemenis seeking emergency medical treatment abroad. Houthi health ministry spokesman Anees Alasbahi told AFP the attack would "increase human suffering for sick people who need to travel abroad for treatment" and could make it harder to bring medical supplies in. On Tuesday, the Houthi rebels and the United States agreed a ceasefire that would ensure freedom of navigation in the Red Sea, mediator Oman said. But the deal that was announced does not mention Israel, with the rebels vowing to respond to Tuesday's strikes. Houthi rebels have been attacking Israel and merchant shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden since late 2023, saying they are acting in solidarity with the Palestinians as the Gaza war rages. The Yemeni rebels had paused their attacks during a recent two-month ceasefire in the Gaza war. In March, they threatened to resume attacks on shipping over Israel's aid blockade on the Gaza Strip, triggering a response from the US military, which began hammering the rebels with near-daily air strikes. In December, Israeli air strikes pummelled Sanaa airport and other targets, with Houthi media reporting six deaths.
