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Middle East Eye
11 hours ago
- Politics
- Middle East Eye
Houthis will intervene to defend Iran, like Palestinians in Gaza, official says
A member of Yemen's Houthi movement told Al Jazeera on Tuesday that the group will intervene to support Iran against Israel like it did in support of Palestinians in Gaza. Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a member of the Houthi movement's political bureau, told Al Jazeera Mubasher TV that the group is coordinating with Tehran.
Yahoo
11 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Houthi official says group will intervene to support Iran against Israel
CAIRO (Reuters) -A member of Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Al Jazeera Mubasher TV on Tuesday that the group will intervene to support Iran against Israel like it did in support of Palestinians in Gaza. Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a member of the Houthi movement's political bureau, also reiterated to Al Jazeera Mubasher TV that the group is coordinating with Tehran during its ongoing military escalation with Israel. The Houthis, which have been launching attacks against Israel in support of Palestinians in Gaza, said on Sunday that they targeted Israel in coordination with Iran, the first time an Iran-aligned group has publicly announced joint cooperation on attacks with Tehran.
Egypt Independent
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Egypt Independent
Israel says it has ‘fully' disabled Yemen's main airport in escalating strikes on Houthi rebels
Jerusalem CNN — Israel struck multiple sites in Yemen's capital Sanaa Tuesday, including the main airport, which the Israeli military said has now been 'fully' disabled. 'A short while ago, IDF (Israel Defense Forces) fighter jets struck and dismantled Houthi terrorist infrastructure at the main airport in Sanaa, fully disabling the airport,' the Israeli military said in a statement Tuesday, adding that several major power stations in the Sanaa area were also hit. The IDF said fighter jets 'dismantled' the airport within 15 minutes and struck a concrete plant. At least one person was killed and three others were injured in the airport attack, according to the Houthi-run Ministry of Health. Israel's military earlier issued an evacuation warning for Yemen's international airport in Sanaa, marking the first time the IDF has put out such a notification in Yemen, more than 1,000 miles from Israel. Houthi leader Mohammed al-Bukhaiti vowed retaliation against the Israelis, telling Al Arabiya TV on Tuesday: 'We will meet escalation with escalation, and there are still multiple targets within the Zionist entity, sensitive targets, which will cost the Zionist entity large losses.' Tuesday's attacks mark a significant escalation between the Iran-backed Houthis and the Israeli military that has spiraled rapidly in recent days. On Sunday, a Houthi ballistic missile penetrated Israel's air defenses and hit near Ben Gurion international airport after several attempts to intercept the missile failed, the IDF said. The strike appears to be the first time Israel's international airport has been successfully targeted by the group. The Iran-backed Houthi rebel group claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was in response to Israel's offensive in Gaza, and warned it would 'impose a comprehensive air blockade' on Israel by 'repeatedly targeting airports,' especially Ben Gurion. It called on international airlines to plan accordingly and cancel all scheduled flights to Israeli airports. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu then vowed retaliation. 'We acted before, we will act in the future too. I can't elaborate all of that. The US, in coordination with us, is also operating against them. It's not 'one and done' – but there will be hits,' he said in a video address posted on social media Sunday. Yemenis watch following the strikes on the Yemeni capital in Tuesday. Osamah Abdulrahman/AP In a post to X later, he also promised a response to Iran: 'Israel will respond to the Houthi attack against our main airport AND, at a time and place of our choosing, to their Iranian terror masters.' That retaliation began on Monday when Israeli forces carried out a series of strikes against the port in Hodeidah – Yemen's second largest – and a nearby cement factory, killing at least one person and injuring another 35 people, according to the Ministry of Health. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that 20 of its fighter jets took part in that mission – the first Israeli strikes in Yemen in months – hitting dozens of Houthi targets in Hodeidah and surrounding areas. The Houthi-run TV channel Al-Masirah said the port of Hodeidah was hit at least six times and confirmed the attack on the nearby cement factory. The IDF claimed the Hodeidah seaport 'is used for the transfer of Iranian weapons, equipment for military purposes, and other terror-related need(s).' Israel struck Sanaa international airport in December, killing at least three people and injuring 30 others, according to the Houthi-run al-Masirah satellite television network. This story has been updated.
Sky News AU
04-05-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Israeli, US air defences failed to stop Houthi ballistic missiles that hit Ben Gurion airport, wounding six
Yemen's Houthi rebels have fired a missile at Israel's main international airport, wounding six and forcing many foreign airlines to suspend all flights for the next several days after the US and Israeli air defense systems failed to stop the strike. Dramatic video shows the missile crashing to the ground inside the perimeter of Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, which handled more than 21 million passengers in 2023. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) made several attempts to intercept the missile, which wasn't brought down by either the Israel Air Force's long-range Arrow air defense system or the American Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, defense sources told The Times of Israel. The THAAD was deployed to Israel last year by the US in response to soaring tensions with Iran. The airport is 'no longer safe for air travel,' Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said in a statement claiming responsibility for Sunday's missile strike. Sunday's airstrike demonstrates the Iran-backed group's ability to strike sensitive targets in Israel, senior Houthi official Mohammed al-Bukhaiti told Qatar's Al-Araby TV channel. The rebel group has 'no red lines' in its fight against Israel, he added. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to take action against the Houthis in an address to his people on Sunday. 'We operated against them in the past and we will operate in the future,' he said in a video shared on X. 'It's not 'bang — that's it. But there will be bangs.' Up to now, Israel has avoided direct airstrikes on Yemen in response to Houthi attacks, but a new statement on Sunday indicates that could change. 'Whoever harms us, we will strike them sevenfold,' Israel's Defense Minister, Israel Katz, said on Sunday. Landings and takeoffs had been halted before the missile strike, which wounded one man moderately and left five with minor injuries. President Trump ordered large-scale strikes against the Houthis in March in a bid to reduce their capabilities and deter them from targeting Red Sea commercial shipping. The militant group, which controls vast swathes of Yemen, began targeting Red Sea shipping and Israeli sites in late 2023 during the early days of the latest conflict in Gaza. Many foreign airlines had only resumed flights to and from Tel Aviv this January in the wake of a ceasefire deal with the Palestinian terror group Hamas, following nearly 18 months of suspensions after the terror attacks on Oct. 7, 2023. After Sunday's airstrike, Delta Air Lines announced it had canceled a planned flight from JFK to Tel Aviv on Sunday, as well as a return flight planned for Monday. A United Airlines flight from Newark on Sunday was still scheduled to go ahead, although Delta and United flights from Tel Aviv departed some 90 minutes late. The airport was up and running again less than 30 minutes after the missile strike, the head of Ben Gurion Airport, Udi Bar Oz, said in a statement. Israel's Transportation Minister and airport authorities were providing information to carriers to minimize disruption to flight schedules in the coming days, he added. Originally published as Israeli, US air defences failed to stop Houthi ballistic missiles that hit Ben Gurion airport, wounding six
Yemen Online
05-02-2025
- Politics
- Yemen Online
"Trump's Gaza plan is ‘American arrogance,' Yemen will stand with Egypt and Jordan if needed" , Houthi official Says
An official with Yemen's Houthi rebels criticizes US President Donald Trump's comments on a plan to 'take over' of the Gaza Strip. Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a Houthi leader, writes on the social media platform X that Trump's remarks represent 'American arrogance' that will subsume all if it is met with 'submission from the Arabs.' 'If Egypt or Jordan or both decide to challenge America, Yemen will stand with all its strength by its side, to the furthest extent and without red lines,' he adds. Both Cairo and Amman have rejected the idea of taking in Palestinians from Gaza. The Houthis launched attacks on Israel and commercial shipping running through the Red Sea corridor during the Israel-Hamas war. Its attacks have stopped with the ceasefire in the war, but transits through the Suez Canal, crucial to Egypt's economy, halved during its campaign.
