Yemeni Missile Halts Flights at Ben Gurion, Sends Settlers to Shelters

By Staff, Agencies

Yemen’s Armed Forces [YAF] have carried out a fresh missile strike against the "Israeli"-occupied territories, halting flights at "Ben Gurion" airport near "Tel Aviv" and setting off sirens across "Israeli" settlements.

The anti-"Israel" operation was conducted on Sunday morning, with the entity’s media confirming that air traffic at Ben Gurion was halted after a missile had been fired from Yemen.

Hebrew-language daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported that several flights were stuck in the air due to the Yemeni missile, and that four flights were experiencing delays in landing at Ben Gurion Airport, and were flying off the coast.

The "Israeli" occupation forces [IOF] claimed that air systems were working to intercept a missile fired from Yemen as a ballistic missile had been detected heading toward the occupied territories.

"Israeli" media also reported that air raid sirens were sounding west of the occupied al-Quds due to a ballistic missile coming from Yemen.

A statement by YAF said, "The missile force of Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a specific military operation targeting Lod Airport, 'Israeli' named 'Ben Gurion', in the occupied area of 'Yaffa', using a hypersonic ballistic missile. "

"The operation has successfully achieved its objective, causing millions of usurping Zionists to rush to shelters and bringing the airport to a standstill," it said.

The YAF confirmed their "continued ban on air traffic to Lod Airport", saying that most airlines have complied with the blockade in recent days, significantly impacting air traffic at the aforementioned airport.  

"The daily massacres committed against our people in the Gaza Strip are pushing Yemen, with its proud people, faithful leadership, and its mujahid army, to make greater efforts and work to escalate military operations that aim to halt the aggression against Gaza and lift the siege," the statement added. 

The latest Yemeni strike was the third attack in four days, and the fifth since last Sunday.

The operations, aimed at pressuring "Israel" to end its war on Gaza and lift the crippling siege, have triggered widespread disruptions in international shipping, tourism, and air travel, with dozens of global airlines suspending operations to and from "Israeli" airports.