Yemen's Houthis claim retaliatory missile attack on Ben Gurion Airport

18/8/2025 7:28

Yemen's Houthi group said on Sunday it had launched a hypersonic ballistic missile at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv in retaliation for an Israeli strike on a power station in the Yemeni capital Sanaa.



Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in a televised address on the movement's al-Masirah TV that the missile successfully achieved its goal, forcing millions of Israelis to "rush to shelters and suspend the airport's operations."



He said the attack was in response to what he called Israel's "crimes of genocide and starvation in Gaza" and its "aggression against Yemen."



The Israeli military said in a statement that it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen, triggering sirens across the country. It did not report damage or casualties.