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United News of India
19-05-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
Yemen's Houthis threaten to target Israeli airports in coming hours
Aden, Yemen, May 19 (UNI) Yemen's Houthi group announced Sunday that it would conduct military operations against Ben Gurion Airport and other unspecified Israeli airports within hours, in response to Israel's escalation of attacks in Gaza and recent strikes on Yemen. The announcement was made by Nasruddin Amer, deputy chief of the Houthi media authority, in a statement on social media platform X. Amer urged all airlines currently operating at Israeli airports to depart immediately and warned all passengers to evacuate before the planned Houthi operations. Earlier on Sunday, the Israeli military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen toward central Israel, where air raid sirens were triggered, prompting residents to take cover overnight. The Houthi escalation comes after an Oman-brokered ceasefire agreement between the Yemen-based militia and the United States, which aims to end a spate of mutual attacks. However, the deal does not extend to Israeli targets or Israeli-linked shipping. UNI XINHUA ARN
Bloomberg
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Houthis Say They Plan to Target Israeli Airports in Coming Hours
Yemen's Houthi rebels announced that they would carry out in the coming few hours military operations targeting Ben Gurion and other airports in Israel, in response to the Israeli escalation in Gaza. In a statement on X, Nasruddin Amer, deputy chief of the Houthis' media commission and chief of the Houthi-held Saba news agency, said that the planned strikes are also in response to Israel's strikes on Yemen.
Express Tribune
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Israel hits Yemen's Hodeidah after port evacuation warning
Listen to article Israel attacked Yemen's Hodeidah province with airstrike after telling residents of three Red Sea ports under Houthi control to evacuate, according to the Houthi-run interior ministry. The warning named Ras Isa, Hodeidah, and Salif ports, which Israel claims are being used by Iranian-backed Houthi forces. The timing of the attacks follow days after a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted en route to Israel. Nasruddin Amer, head of the Houthi-run Saba news agency, denied that any Israeli attacks had taken place on the ports. Israel has yet to issue an official statement. The escalation comes ahead of a planned visit to the Middle East by US President Donald Trump and amid heightened tensions in the region. Trump launched a renewed military campaign against the Houthis on 15 March, targeting strongholds across Yemen. However, he later accepted a ceasefire deal brokered by Oman. The Houthis said the agreement did not extend to Israel. Despite the ceasefire, Houthi forces have continued launching missiles and drones at Israel and have targeted shipping lanes in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. They say their actions are in support of Palestinians in Gaza. Earlier this week, Trump said the Houthis had agreed to halt disruptions to critical international shipping routes. Israel has conducted several retaliatory airstrikes on Houthi positions in Yemen over the past months.
Straits Times
11-05-2025
- Politics
- Straits Times
Israel attacks Yemen's Hodeida after evacuation warnings
Destruction at the port of Hodeida in Yemen on May, after Israel's military warplanes struck the rebel-held positions. PHOTO: AFP Israel attacked Hodeida in Yemen after the Israeli army said it had warned residents of three ports under Houthi control to evacuate, the Houthi interior ministry said on May 11. The strikes came shortly after Israel warned residents of Ras Isa, Hodeida and Salif to leave, saying the ports were being used by the Iranian-backed Houthis. But the head of the Houthi-run state news agency Saba, Nasruddin Amer, denied any Israeli attacks on Yemeni ports. There was no immediate comment on the attack from Israel. The strikes came a few days after a missile launched towards Israel by the Houthis was intercepted. It also came ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit to the Middle East this week. Mr Trump, who started an intensified military campaign against Houthi strongholds in Yemen on March 15, agreed to an Oman-mediated ceasefire deal with the group, which said the accord did not include Israel. The Houthis have been launching missiles and drones at Israel, as well as attacking vessels in global shipping lanes, in a campaign that they say is aimed at showing solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. Mr Trump on May 6 also said that the Houthis had agreed to stop interrupting important shipping lanes in the Middle East. Israel has carried out numerous retaliatory airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Saudi Gazette
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Saudi Gazette
Israel launches strikes on Yemen a day after Houthi strike near Tel Aviv airport
SANAA — At least one person was killed and 35 more wounded after a wave of Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen's Red Sea province of Hodeida, according to the area's Houthi-run health ministry. The strikes came a day after the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen launched a missile that hit Israel's main airport. On Sunday, the Houthis — who claim they are targeting Israel in support of Palestinians — launched a missile from Yemen that struck an access road near Israel's main airport, Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion, injuring four people. This is the first time a Houthi missile has come anywhere near Tel Aviv's urban area since the start of the Israel-Hamas war on 7 October 2023. The rockets from Yemen have mostly been intercepted, although some have penetrated Israel's missile defence systems, causing damage. The Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah, are a Shiite Islamist group known for anti-Western and anti-Israel stances. They have managed to wrangle significant parts of Yemen from the country's official government's control over the last decade, including the capital Sanaa. The rebels' media office said at least six strikes hit the crucial Hodeida port on Monday afternoon, while other strikes hit a cement factory in the Bajil district, located 55 kilometres northeast of Hodeida city. The extent of damage at the two facilities wasn't immediately clear. The Israeli military said more than 20 Israeli fighter planes took part in the operation, dropping more than 50 munitions on dozens of targets. It said that it targeted the Hodeida port because Houthi rebels were using it to receive weapons and military equipment from Iran. Hodeida residents said they heard explosions at the port, with flames and smoke seen rising over the area and ambulance sirens heard across the city. The Houthis claimed that Monday's strikes were a joint Israeli-US operation. While a US defence official said US forces did not participate in the Israeli strikes, the US military did launch separate strikes on Sanaa, another official said, who spoke to AP on condition of anonymity. Nasruddin Amer, head of the Houthi media office, said the Israeli strikes won't deter the rebels, vowing they will respond to the attack. He said the Houthis will escalate their attacks and won't stop targeting shipping routes and Israel until the military campaign in Gaza is halted. Israel has struck back multiple times against the rebels in Yemen. The US military under President Donald Trump has launched an intensified campaign of daily airstrikes targeting the Houthis since 15 March. — Euronews
