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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 590

Houthi missiles

Sanaa International Airport on May 7, 2025, a day after Israel's military warplanes struck Yemen's Houthi rebel-held capital Sanaa. (Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)
Flights resume at Sanaa airport, 11 days after Israeli strikes ‘completely disabled’ it
By AP and Emanuel Fabian
Flight from Jordan lands at Yemen’s Houthi-controlled main airport only week-and-a-half after strike destroyed the terminal and six planes, and left craters on its runway
Travelers lining up to check in for flights at Ben Gurion Airport, May 7, 2025. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
Foreign airlines demand passenger compensation changes to lure them back to Israel
By Sharon Wrobel
Sharon Wrobel
Inside storyIsraelis again isolated as airlines stay away: What will it take to woo them back?
By Sharon Wrobel
Travelers lining up to check in for flights at Ben Gurion Airport, May 7, 2025. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
Foreign airlines demand passenger compensation changes to lure them back to Israel
By Sharon Wrobel
Sanaa International Airport on May 7, 2025, a day after Israel's military warplanes struck Yemen's Houthi rebel-held capital Sanaa. (Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)
May 17, 2025, 12:57 pm
Flights resume at Sanaa airport, 11 days after Israeli strikes ‘completely disabled’ it
Flight from Jordan lands at Yemen’s Houthi-controlled main airport only week-and-a-half after strike destroyed the terminal and six planes, and left craters on its runway
By AP and Emanuel Fabian
The redone bar area at Jerusalem's Jacko Street, one of the participating restaurants in the Israeli Culinary Festival, beginning March 27, 2024 (Courtesy)
May 16, 2025, 2:43 pm
Restaurants struggle as reservations plummet amid grueling war mood, rising cost of living
Online restaurant bookings have dropped by 30% this year, while high-end chef restaurants grapple with a steeper decline of more than 50%, according to online booking site
By Sharon Wrobel
A large chunk of debris from an intercepted Houthi ballistic missile lands in the West Bank settlement of Alon Shvut, May 15, 2025. (X, used in accordance of clause 27a of the copyright law)
May 16, 2025, 12:51 am
IDF intercepts missile from Yemen; debris lands in West Bank settlement
No injuries reported as sirens sound in Israel for third day in a row; Trump says US could ‘go back on the offensive’ if Houthis resume attacks despite ceasefire
By Emanuel Fabian
People take cover as a siren warns of an incoming missile fired from Yemen, on a train in Jerusalem, May 13, 2025. (Dor Pazuelo/Flash90)
May 14, 2025, 9:27 am
Houthi missile downed amid sirens in Jerusalem; IDF warns Yemen of impending strike
No injuries or damage reported in morning attack from Yemen, which follows two missile launches aimed at Israel the previous day
By Emanuel Fabian
A boy draped in a Palestinian flag carries a mock rocket during a weekly anti-US and anti-Israel rally organized by Houthi supporters in Sanaa, Yemen, May 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
May 13, 2025, 8:53 pm
Israel intercepts Houthi ballistic missile; 2 hurt running for shelter
Sirens sound in central Israel and Jerusalem area ahead of attack; Wizz Air to renew flights to Tel Aviv on May 15 after canceling service due to Ben Gurion Airport strike
By Emanuel Fabian, Sharon Wrobel and ToI Staff
Travelers lining up to check in for flights at Ben Gurion Airport, May 7, 2025. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
May 13, 2025, 5:56 pm
Foreign airlines demand passenger compensation changes to lure them back to Israel
In letter to transportation minister, 20 carriers say aviation law providing indemnity for passengers was not designed for extended period of emergency, like the ongoing war
By Sharon Wrobel
This grab from footage shared by the US Central Command on March 15, 2025, shows a US F/A-18 Super Hornet attack fighter jet taking off from the US Navy's USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea, reportedly amidst operations launched against Houthis in Yemen. (DVIDS / AFP)
May 13, 2025, 9:53 am
How a floundering US campaign against the Houthis reportedly led Trump to a truce
US president wanted results within 30 days, but after $1 billion spent, several drones and two fighter jets lost, Yemeni rebels were still firing back, The New York Times reports
By ToI Staff
View of the Ben Gurion International Airport, May 4, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/ Flash90)
May 12, 2025, 12:28 am
Israelis again isolated as airlines stay away: What will it take to woo them back?
Aviation experts are doubtful foreign carriers will resume flight services soon, unless the government restores confidence and amends cancellation compensation terms
By Sharon Wrobel
A large fire and plume of smoke is visible in the port city of Hodeida, Yemen, September 29, 2024, after Israeli strikes on the Houthi-controlled city. (AP Photo/ File)
May 11, 2025, 10:38 pm
IDF issues ‘urgent’ evacuation warning for three Houthi-controlled ports in Yemen
No immediate reports of Israeli strikes; military calls for civilians to stay away from ports ‘until further notice’
By Emanuel Fabian
Israelis on Tel Aviv beach run for safety as missile sirens sound, May 9, 2025. A missile fired by the Houthis in Yemen was intercepted beyond Israel's borders. (X screenshot; used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)
May 9, 2025, 6:29 pm
IDF says it shot down Houthi missile that triggered sirens across central Israel
Latest attack since Israeli strikes in Yemen and ceasefire between Iran-backed group and US causes no direct damage or injuries; Katz warns Israel will respond
By Emanuel Fabian
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee holds a press conference at the US Embassy in Jerusalem, May 9, 2025. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
May 9, 2025, 5:05 pm
US envoy says Trump-backed Gaza aid mechanism to take effect soon, denies rift with Israel
Mike Huckabee says IDF involvement in aid plan will be limited to securing aid distribution zones; stresses that many challenges remain in carrying out effort
By Reuters, Lazar Berman, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Islamic Revolutionary Guard chief Hossein Salami speaks during a memorial service for slain Hezbollah leader Hasssan Nasrallah and his successor Hashem Safieddine in Iran's capital Tehran on February 23, 2025. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)
May 9, 2025, 9:13 am
Iran’s IRGC chief vows to ‘open the gates of hell’ if US, Israel make ‘wrong move’
Salami says next potential attack would overshadow last year’s missile strikes, claims Israel pushing Washington into Middle East war
By ToI Staff
Houthi supporters chant slogans during a weekly anti-US and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, on April 18, 2025. Some of the placards bear the group's slogan "God is the greatest, Death to America, Death to Israel, a Curse on the Jews, Victory to Islam." (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
May 9, 2025, 5:00 am
After relentless US bombing campaign, Yemen’s Houthis are biggest victors of truce
Analysts say agreement fails to curb ambitions of rebel group, which finds itself becoming increasingly indispensable in Iran’s eyes
By AFP and ToI Staff
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee speaks at the Jewish News Syndicate conference in Jerusalem, on April 28, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 9, 2025, 12:50 am
Huckabee: US ‘isn’t required to get permission from Israel’ to cut deal with Houthis
Amid shock in Israel at Trump’s deal with Yemeni terror group, ambassador indicates in TV interview that US will only respond to Houthi attacks on Israel if American citizens hurt
By Nava Freiberg
Damage and debris at Sanaa International Airport on May 7, 2025, (Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)
May 8, 2025, 1:57 pm
Katz threatens Houthis, Iran with ‘heavy blows’ as Israel grapples with US truce fallout
Defense minister says country must be able to defend itself without American support, warning Tehran it will get the Hamas, Hezbollah treatment unless attacks from Yemen stop
By ToI Staff and Agencies
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