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First flight lands in Sanaa Airport, 11 days after Israeli bombing

By Emanuel Fabian 17 May 2025, 11:05 am 2 Edit

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Just 11 days after the Israeli Air Force bombed Yemen’s Houthi-controlled Sanaa International Airport, a first flight has landed, according to plane tracking sites.

The Yemenia Airways flight from Amman was carrying 136 passengers, local media reports.

During the strike on May 6, the IAF damaged the airport’s runways and destroyed the terminal buildings and six planes.

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