Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel will respond to the Houthis and their Iranian “masters”, after the Tehran-backed group launched a missile attack against his country’s main international airport.
“Attacks by the Houthis emanate from Iran,” Netanyahu wrote on X.. “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.”
A missile fired by the Yemeni Houthi rebel group landed near Ben Gurion Airport, sending a plume of smoke into the air and causing panic among passengers in the terminal building.
Claiming responsibility for the strike, the Houthis’ military spokesperson Yahya Saree reiterated a warning to airlines that the Israeli airport was “no longer safe for air travel”.
The Houthi missile strike comes after US President Donald Trump in March ordered large-scale strikes against the rebels to reduce their capabilities and deter them from targeting commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
The Houthi missile strike comes after US President Donald Trump in March ordered large-scale strikes against the rebels to reduce their capabilities and deter them from targeting commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
