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Houthi attack reminds Israelis ‘they are vulnerable’
This is the fourth Houthi missile attack on Israel in the last few days. The idea that Houthis can fire a missile from 2,000km (more than 1,240 miles) away and attack Israel after weeks of very intense US air strikes on Yemen is extraordinary.
They have been hammering the armed group, and yet the Houthis can still do this – hit a target in one of the most heavily defended countries on earth. Israel’s defence system is extremely advanced and is getting better with each wave of conflict.
The attack reminds the Israelis that they are vulnerable.
Israel’s Ben Gurion airport resumes operations: Reports
The Times of Israel, citing the Israel Airports Authority, reports that the Ben Gurion airport has reopened after an hourlong closure following a missile attack from Yemen. “Takeoffs and landings have returned to normal,” it reported. Train service to the airport has also resumed, reports Israel’s Channel 12.
Israel’s Gantz calls for ‘harsh response’ to Iran after missile attack
Israeli MP and former war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has blamed Iran for being behind the missile attack launched from Yemen, without offering any evidence.
“This isn’t Yemen – it’s Iran,” said Gantz in a post on X, urging a “harsh response”.
“It is Iran that is firing ballistic missiles at the State of Israel, and it must be held accountable,” he said. “The Israeli government must wake up and not return to the days of ‘drip’ attacks.”
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim missile attack on Israel’s Ben Gurion airport
In a statement on Telegram, Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree says the group carried out a “hypersonic ballistic missile” strike targeting Ben Gurion International Airport outside Tel Aviv this morning.
The statement claimed the strike “successfully hit its target” and urged international airlines to avoid the “unsafe” airport.
The Houthis carried out the assault “in support of the oppressed Palestinian people” and to counter Israel’s “crime of genocide” in Gaza, according to the statement.
Missile attack on Ben Gurion ’embarrassing’ for Israeli defence establishment
Ori Goldberg, a Tel Aviv-based political commentator, says the missile attack on the Ben Gurion airport complex is “very embarrassing” for Israel given how much stock it has placed in its strategic defences.
“Israel has been trumpeting the achievements of its Iron Dome system and its more advanced strategic missile defence systems to the world,” Goldberg told Al Jazeera. “This was supposed to be the one area of military activity where Israel could claim success. So this is very embarrassing.”
He also brought up the implications of the attack’s resounding impact on Israeli life.
“You have one missile being shot from Yemen – it could do a lot of damage, but it’s still one missile,” he said. “And one missile is enough to rock Israel to its core. This should give you an indication of how weak the structural foundations of Israeli society and of Israeli institutions like the military are at the moment.”
Israel’s Katz promises to respond to Houthi missile attack sevenfold
Defence Minister Israel Katz has pledged to fiercely respond to the missile attack on the Ben Gurion airport complex. “Anyone who hits us, we will hit them seven times stronger,” he said in a statement.
