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Sinar Daily
a day ago
- Politics
- Sinar Daily
Israeli strikes destroy last plane at Yemen's Sanaa airport
The plane was about to be boarded by Muslim pilgrims bound for the annual hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. 30 May 2025 10:45am A destroyed airplane lies on the tarmac at Sanaa International Airport on May 29, 2025, in the aftermath of an Israeli military strike. Israeli air strikes blew up the last remaining plane at Yemen's international airport, Israel and a Yemeni official said on May 28, 2025. - (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP) SANAA - Israeli air strikes blew up the last remaining plane at rebel-held Yemen's international airport, Israel and 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 Huthi rebels' 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, according to Huthi authorities, after it was closed by a heavy Israeli attack that destroyed six planes 11 days earlier. The Huthis, claiming solidarity with the Palestinians, have been firing on Israel and Red Sea shipping throughout the Gaza war, prompting reprisal strikes from Israel as well as the United States and Britain. Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said fighter jets targeted Huthi "terror targets" at the airport, a day after the group fired two projectiles at Israel. "Air Force jets have just struck terror targets of the Huthi terrorist organisation at the airport in Sanaa and destroyed the last aircraft remaining," he said in a statement. An Israeli military statement said aircraft there "were used by the Huthi terrorist organisation for the transfer of terrorists who advanced terrorist attacks against the state of Israel". According to a statement from Yemenia, the plane was about to be boarded by Muslim pilgrims bound for the annual hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Destroyed airplanes lie on the tarmac at Sanaa International Airport on May 29, 2025, in the aftermath of an Israeli military strike. Israeli air strikes blew up the last remaining plane at Yemen's international airport, Israel and a Yemeni official said on May 28, 2025. - (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP) - 'Fragile situation' - The Huthis began their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in November 2023, weeks after the start of the Israel-Hamas war, prompting British and US military strikes beginning in January 2024. Earlier this month, the United States agreed a ceasefire with the Huthis, ending weeks of intense American strikes on rebel-held areas. However, the Huthis have continued to fire frequent projectiles at Israel, including strikes targeting Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv. Earlier this month, Israel threatened to target the Huthi leadership. United Nations special envoy Hans Grundberg warned in a statement that clashes between the Huthis and Israel are "exacerbating an already very fragile situation for Yemen and the region". The Huthis had earlier paused their attacks during a two-month ceasefire in Gaza that collapsed in March. The rebels have been at war with a Saudi-led coalition since 2015 in a conflict that has caused hundreds of thousands of deaths and triggered a major humanitarian crisis in Yemen, although fighting has decreased significantly since a UN-negotiated six-month truce in 2022. That year the airport, closed for six years during the war, reopened to commercial flights and has offered services to and from Amman in Jordan. - AFP
Yahoo
a day ago
- General
- Yahoo
IDF intercepts fifth Houthi missile from Yemen in last week
The IDF attacked Yemen's Sanaa International Airport on Wednesday. The IDF intercepted a Houthi missile that was launched from Yemen Thursday evening, the military announced. This is the fifth missile the Houthis have fired at Israel in the last week. Sirens sounded in several areas of the country from Tel Aviv to Modi'in. Israel Police is conducting searches to locate impact sites of munitions. Magen David Adom confirmed that no calls have been received about casualties, except for cases of anxiety and people who were injured on the way to a protected area. On Tuesday, Houthis also launchedtwo missiles at Israel, both intercepted by the IDF. The missiles were launched only three hours apart, and sirens were only activated in the West Bank. All of the missiles in the past week were intercepted by the IDF. The IDF attacked Yemen's Sanaa International Airport on Wednesday in response to several Houthi ballistic missile attacks fired against Israel over the last week. Defense Minister Israel Katz said the air force destroyed the last airplane the Houthis still had to use at the airport after Israel had already struck it multiple times in the past several months. Katz continued, saying 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.
News18
2 days ago
- Politics
- News18
"Houthis Under Aerial Blockade..." IDF Destroys Yemen Flagship Carrier's Last Plane At Sanaa Airport
Israel says it has destroyed the last remaining plane used by the Houthis at the Sanaa International Airport in Yemen. The Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah television channel reported that multiple strikes had hit an aircraft and the runway at the facilityThe Sanaa airport said the Israeli strikes had destroyed the last plane belonging to the country's flagship carrier Yemenia. The Houthis 'will be under naval and aerial blockade, as we promised and warned. Anyone who harms us will be harmed sevenfold,' Israel Katz, Israeli Defense Minister, said in a statement. 00:00 INTRODUCTION01:46: "HOUTHIS UNDER AERIAL BLOCKADE" 04:18: "HOUTHIS JUST A SYMPTOM" NETANYAHU WARNS IRANn18oc_world n18oc_crux
United News of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- United News of India
Iran condemns Israeli airstrikes on Sanaa International Airport
Tehran, May 29 (UNI) Iran has strongly condemned Israel's airstrikes on the Sanaa International Airport, said a statement released by the ministry. Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei described the attacks as another sign of Israel's "brutality and hostility towards the Muslim peoples of Yemen and the West Asia region," according to the statement on Wednesday night. According to the Al-Masirah TV operated by the Houthi group, Israeli warplanes on Wednesday morning targeted the Sanaa airport's runway and a Yemenia Airlines plane in four strikes, destroying Yemen's last remaining commercial aircraft operated by the airline. Baghaei said Israel's strikes aimed to "prevent the transfer of Yemeni pilgrims to the Saudi Arabian city of Makkah for the imminent Hajj pilgrimage and was a big crime," calling on the international community, especially the International Civil Aviation Organization, to pay immediate and serious attention to the situation. He also condemned Israel's "repeated aggressions" against Yemen's economic infrastructure and civil facilities, including ports, airports and food warehouses, calling the attacks "clear examples of war crimes and crimes against humanity." Baghaei highlighted the legal and moral responsibility of all countries in West Asia and the world for confronting Israel's "law-breaking and crimes" in the occupied Palestinian territories and against other countries in the region. The Houthi group has been conducting attacks against Israeli targets since November 2023 in what it describes as solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. The group has stated it would only cease its military operations if Israel ends its military campaign and blockade of Gaza. Israel has responded with several major airstrikes on Yemeni targets. Two weeks ago, Israeli forces struck the Sanaa International Airport, rendering it temporarily inoperable. UNI/XINHUA BM
Gulf Insider
2 days ago
- Politics
- Gulf Insider
Israeli 'Retaliation' Strikes On Yemen Destroy Airliners
'This is a clear message and a continuation of our policy: Whoever fires at the State of Israel will pay a heavy price.' That's Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz's fresh warning issued after recent Houthi ballistic missile launches targeting Israel. Houthi-affiliated news outlet Al Masirah TV reported on Wednesday that fresh Israeli attacks have destroyed a main runway at Sanaa International Airport. This was in apparent retaliation for two Houthi missiles fired on Israel the day prior, at a moment Yemeni military leadership (Ansarallah) has vowed it will remain undeterred in support of Gaza. Civilian planes of national operator Yemenia Airways were also destroyed, as some photos have confirmed, with Khaled al-Shaief, general director of the airport, stating that all civilian planes have been completely has cited some $500 million in losses and described, 'The enemy destroyed the terminals at Sanaa airport, including all equipment and devices.' He added that a warehouse has been 'completely leveled' – with Yemenia Airways losing three planes in the fresh attack, brining to total number of destroyed airliners to six. Al Jazeera says that one of the newly destroyed Yemenia planes was scheduled to take those performing the Muslim Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia – and it doesn't appear there are any 'alternative' flights. But Katz dismissed these as Houthi 'terror targets' while confirming that the Israeli Air Force has 'destroyed the last aircraft remaining.' Tel Aviv has long alleged that Sanaa airport doubles as a Houthi and Iranian military transport hub. Also read: Israel Finance Minister calls for building a Jewish temple on site of Al-Aqsa Mosque and expansion of Israel's borders
