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Sunday, May 4, 2025
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Sunday, May 4, 2025
Senior Houthi official: We demonstrated our capabilities by striking Ben Gurion Airport
Nurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
The scene after a missile fired from Yemen hit an area of Ben Gurion Airport, May 4, 2025 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a senior official in Yemen’s Houthi rebel movement, tells the Qatari Al-Araby TV channel that the Houthis demonstrated their ability to strike sensitive targets in Israel.
He adds that the Iran-backed group has “no red lines” in its fight against Israel.
In addition, Nasser al-Din Omar, media head for the Houthis, reportedly warns airlines against operations in Israel, stating that it endangered the safety of their aircraft.
Earlier this morning a Houthi ballistic missile struck inside the area of Ben Gurion Airport after the Israel Defense Forces failed to intercept it. Landings and takeoffs had been halted before the projectile struck.
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