The Israeli Air Force is investigating failure.Huti, who control western Yemen, including the capital and port of Hodeidah, fired a number of drones and missiles into merchant ships passing through the Red Sea and into targets in Israel over the last year, wanting to put force on West Jerusalem regarding her military operation in the Gaza Strip.
Israel launched a run following the deadly raid of the Palestinian Hamas militant group in October 2023.
The Huti said they would halt the attacks if Israel stopped its operations in Gaza.Israel did not launch attacks on Yemen in consequence to Huti attacks.
However, the United States launched air and naval attacks on Huti's targets in March, citing threats to shipping in the Red Sea.
Last week US president Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to intensify attacks in Yemen and warned that Huti would stay “Totally destroyed”If they proceed to attack.
The United Kingdom besides took part in the attacks, and the Ministry of Defence stated that the mark of the attacks was an object controlled by Huti.US Secretary of defence Pete Hegseth accused Iran of arming the Huti and warned that it would have consequences.
Tehran denied these claims.
However, on Thursday, the United States announced broad sanctions against Iran's oil or petrochemical countries, citing, among another things, Tehran's alleged function in fueling conflict in the mediate East.Russia called on Washington to halt the attacks on Yemen.
In a telephone conversation in March with the U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Russian abroad Minister Sergei Lavrow called for the immediate termination of force and called on all parties to engage in political dialogue.04 May 202509:35 GMTMohammed al-Bukhaiti, a high-ranking Huti movement official, told Qatari tv Al-Arababy that Huti demonstrated their ability to attack delicate targets in Israel by attacking Ben Gurion.He added that the group had no ‘No red lines’ in the fight against Israel.09:34 GMTBenny Gantz, head of the Israeli opposition organization Blue and White, accused Iran of attacking Ben Gurion."This is not Yemen – this is Iran.
It is Iran that is firing ballistic missiles towards the State of Israel and must bear the responsibility...
Shooting towards the State of Israel will surely lead to a sharp reaction”, stated in a post on X. 09:33 GMTHouthi confirmed that this group was behind the rocket attack on Ben Gurion."We managed to hit Ben Gurion Airport with a hypersonic ballistic missile.
American and Israeli defence systems failed.
Air traffic has been halted for an hour.
We inform the airlines:
Ben Guriona Airport is dangerous”, said group military spokesman, Yahya Saree.09:12 GMTSix people were injured in a rocket attack, reported by Israeli media citing medical services.
Among the injured are a man in his fifties with limb injury and 2 women affected by the shock wave.
A man in his 60s was somewhat injured by flying shrapnel, and 2 another women were injured while seeking refuge.
They were all transported to hospitals in central Israel.
- 09:06 GMTLufthansa, Swiss and Austrian Airlines suspended flights to Israel after a rocket attack on Ben Gurion.08:52 GMTCommenting on the incident, defence Minister Israel Katz warned: "Whoever hurts us, we will strike him 7 times."08:52 GMTFlights were temporarily suspended for about an hour, but were later resumed.‘The impact investigation in the Ben Gurion airport area’ “In a statement, Israel Airport Authority reported.08:50 GMTSurveillance footage and videos published online show the minute of impact.
