Ansar Allah (aka ‘The Houthis’) officials have confirmed the attack on Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, claiming that Yemen has “no more red lines” in its fight against the Israeli regime carrying out its brutal ethnic cleansing and genocide of the native Palestinian population in Gaza.
The Yemeni missile strike managed to bypass all of the Israel and US advanced air defenses meant to protect the vulnerable airport, further confirming the recent improvements in Yemen’s ballistic and hypersonic missile systems.
YEMEN SHUTS DOWN ISRAEL’S BEN GURION AIRPORT
Almost all major foreign airlines, including Lufthansa, France’s Air France, US carrier Delta and Hungary’s Wizz Air – have canceled all their scheduled flights into Tel Aviv, after a ballistic missile from Yemen bypassed all Israeli… pic.twitter.com/qwAVw90Hgv
— Patrick Henningsen (@21WIRE) May 5, 2025
Official sources in Tehran have denied any involvement in directing the Yemen strike on Israel, saying that:
“The Yemenis’ actions in support of the Palestinian people were their independent decision,” the Iranian Foreign Ministry said. “Attributing it to the Islamic Republic of Iran is misleading.”
The Yemenis have announced their intention to impose “a comprehensive air blockade” on Israel by “repeatedly targeting its airports, most notably… Ben Gurion Airport.”
The Ansar Allah government in Sanaa has urged international airlines to cancel all scheduled flights to Israel “to preserve the safety of their aircraft and their agents,” according to its spokesperson, Yahya Saree.
Predictably, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has blamed Iran for the “Houthi strike” and vowed a response. Writing on X, the Israeli PM currently under indictment at the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity, shared Donald Trump’s post from March in which the US president also made accusations against Tehran.
“President Trump is absolutely right!” Netanyahu said. “Attacks by the Houthis emanate from 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.”
President Trump is absolutely right!
Attacks by the Houthis emanate from 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. pic.twitter.com/eO4hyUzNsI
— Benjamin Netanyahu – בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) May 4, 2025
The Yemeni operation has shaken confidence in Netanyahu’s ability to guarrantee safety to Israeli residents and international travelers alike, as Tel Aviv continues to prosecute its US and UK-backed operation to ethnically cleanse historic Palestine of its native inhabitants.
In a desperate response to widespread flight cancelations by foreign airlines following the successful Yemeni missile strike, Israeli carrier El Al has announced it is offering special one-way fares to help Israeli travelers stranded in Cyprus and Greece get home. Hence, Israeli flights from Larnaca, Cyprus, are now available for just $99, and from Athens for up to $149, said the Israeli firm on social media.
The massive crater created by the Houthi ballistic missile impact this morning near Ben Gurion International Airport in Central Israel. The missile impacted next to an access road outside the airport, with the crater measured to be 25 meters across and several meters deep. pic.twitter.com/brXIO1qVC7
— fahimiqbalemon (@fahimiqbalemon) May 4, 2025
RT International reports…
Israel’s main airport was struck by a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Sunday morning. The missile hit a grove near an access road inside the perimeter of Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv. Media reports suggest that at least six people were wounded.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that it failed to intercept the missile despite several attempts.
“An impact was identified in the area of Ben Gurion Airport,” the IDF said in a post on Telegram. The Israeli Air Force is investigating the failure.
The Houthis, who control western Yemen, including the capital and the port of Hodeidah, have launched a number of drones and missiles at commercial vessels passing through the Red Sea and at targets in Israel over the past year, aiming to pressure West Jerusalem over its military operation in Gaza. Israel launched the campaign following a deadly raid by the Palestinian militant group Hamas in October 2023. The Houthis said they would stop the attacks if Israel halts its operation in Gaza.
Israel has not launched strikes against Yemen in response to the Houthi attacks. The US, however, began air and naval strikes against Houthi targets in March, citing threats to Red Sea shipping. Last week, US President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to intensify strikes in Yemen and warned that the Houthis would be “completely annihilated” if they continued their attacks. The UK has also taken part in the strikes, with the Defense Ministry saying it targeted a Houthi-controlled facility.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accused Iran of arming the Houthis and warned there would be consequences. Tehran denied the claims. The US, however, announced sweeping sanctions on countries buying Iranian oil or petrochemicals on Thursday, citing Tehran’s alleged role in fueling conflict in the Middle East, among other things.
Hey @PeteHegseth while you are busy killing Yemeni civilians & destroying their infrastructure (in the world’s poorest country), whilst still managing to get countless US drones shot down & dumping F/A 18 Super Hornet jets overboard into Red Sea from USS Harry S. Truman… the… https://t.co/qNuZJ3K0w7
— Patrick Henningsen (@21WIRE) May 5, 2025
NOTE: Russia has urged Washington to halt its strikes on Yemen. In a phone call in March with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov called for an immediate end to the use of force and urged all sides to engage in political dialogue.
READ MORE YEMEN NEWS AT: 21st Century Wire Yemen Files
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