Houthis claim hypersonic missile strike on Israel airport

The Houthis have claimed responsibility for launching a hypersonic missile at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, just days after Israeli forces violated a ceasefire in Gaza.

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree announced today that the Yemeni armed forces had conducted “a qualitative military operation targeting Ben Gurion airport in the occupied Jaffa region with a Palestine-2 hypersonic ballistic missile.”

He stated that the attack had “successfully achieved its objective” but did not provide further details. This marks the second such strike since the United States escalated air raids against the group earlier this week.

The Israeli military confirmed intercepting the missile before it entered Israeli airspace, stating that air raid sirens were triggered in multiple areas, including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. The Israeli police also confirmed the alarms, while the country’s ambulance service reported no serious injuries.

The attack follows a Houthis announcement on Tuesday that they had fired a ballistic missile toward Israel and warned they would expand their target range in response to Israel’s violation of the ceasefire in Gaza. According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, renewed Israeli attacks since Tuesday have killed at least 710 Palestinians and injured more than 900 others.

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Meanwhile, US warplanes targeted several governorates in Yemen and the capital, Sanaa, over Yemen’s support of Gaza.

The Houthis have warned they will launch an attack on the US aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman within 48 hours. US President Donald Trump said he had ordered his country’s military to launch a decisive and powerful military operation against the Houthis in Yemen.

As of Monday evening, more than 50 US air strikes had been monitored in Yemen, resulting in killing 53 people and wounding 98 others, including women and children, according to the Houthis.

In solidarity with the Gaza Strip, which has been facing a genocidal war by Israel since 7 October, 2023, the Houthis have targeted Israeli sites, cargo ships, or those linked with Tel Aviv with missiles and drones, expressing their determination to continue operations until the end of the onslaught on the enclave.