Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu committed a military action against Yemen’s Houth Militants after a rare and serious shooting strike, which landed near the main international airport Israel on Sunday.
“We have acted against them in the past and we will act in the future, but I can’t go into detail (…) it won’t happen in one bang, but there will be many blows,” Netanyahu said in a video published on a telegram, AFP reported.
“It’s not one -time and finished,” Netanyahu said, adding that Israeli strikes against Houthis are carried out in coordination with the United States.
Missile avoids defense, hits near the airport
Israeli defensive forces (IDF) confirmed that the rocket was released from Yemen and walked around Israeli air defense.
“There were several attempts to capture the rocket,” IDF said. “In the Ben Gurion airport, the intervention was identified.”
Upon strike, flights and train services were temporarily suspended to the airport AZ Airport and Jerusalem. Emergency services were treated by eight people, including one man at the age of 50 with mild injuries. Others have suffered minor wounds or symptoms related to anxiety.
Gallant warns of hard retaliation
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant issued a significant warning in response. “We will hit the seventh on anyone who hurts us,” Gallant said, signaling the potential intensification of the Israeli military attitude towards the Houthis.
Houthi Militants claim an attack, release a warning Airpace Warning
Houthis, who received support from Iran and the control part of Yemen, required responsibility for launching a ballistic missile.
A spokesman for Military Houthi said the strike was in “solidarity with Palestinians” and warned commercial airlines of flying to Israeli airspace.
Global airlines will suspend flights to Israel
The attack triggered fresh disturbance of travel. Wizz Air stopped flights until Tuesday morning.
Lufthansa Group Airlines, including Swiss, Austrian and Brussels airlines, stopped until 6 May.
Air India also suspended flights to 6 May. British Airways extended its suspension until May 7, according to AFP.
The US-Houthi voltage persists
The incident represents an escalation over weeks of American air strikes in the positions of Houthi in Yemen, which could not discourage cross -border group attacks. Houthis ruled Yemen nearly ten years after the overthrow of the government and since the beginning of the Gaza War they became more and more focused on Israel.
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