Shafaq News/ Yemen's Ansarallah (Houthis) announced, on Friday, targeting Israel's Ben Gurion Airport in Yaffa with a "specific" operation, as part of three "successful and direct" military operations.
Yahya Saree, the military spokesperson for Ansarallah, stated that the missile force of the Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a "specific" military operation targeting Ben Gurion Airport with a "Palestine 2" hypersonic ballistic missile.
He confirmed that the missile “succeeded” in reaching its target despite the “enemy's [Israel] censorship,” noting that the attack caused casualties and resulted in the suspension of airport operations.
However, the Israeli military alleged, earlier today, that the missile was “intercepted” before entering Israeli airspace. 18 people were reportedly injured in a stampede while rushing to shelters. Flights to Ben Gurion Airport were halted during the activation of the sirens, according to Yedioth Ahronoth.
In a second operation, Saree mentioned that the group hit a “vital target” in Yaffa with a drone, pointing out that the operation “successfully” achieved its objective.
For the third operation, the military spokesperson stated that the Houthi UAV force targeted the Santa Ursula ship in the Arabian Sea, east of Socotra Island, with several drones, asserting that the strike was “direct.”
“The ship was targeted owing to the violation of ban decision of entry to the ports of occupied Palestine by the company that owns the ship,” he explained.
Addressing the Israeli attack on Yemen on Thursday, which coincided with a televised speech by Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi, Saree noted that the Israeli aggression against civilian facilities in Sana'a and Hodeidah, which resulted in deaths, injuries, and material damage, would only “increase the determination” of the Yemeni people to continue supporting the Palestinian cause.
He also affirmed that the Yemeni armed forces possess the capabilities to “expand the target bank" in Israel, to strike additional “vital” facilities.
“[Houthis] Operations will not stop until the aggression on Gaza stops and the siege is lifted.”