{"id":17803,"date":"2025-05-22T14:28:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T14:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=17803"},"modified":"2025-05-22T14:28:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T14:28:54","slug":"houthi-forces-target-israels-ben-gurion-airport-with-ballistic-missiles-in-retaliatory-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/22\/houthi-forces-target-israels-ben-gurion-airport-with-ballistic-missiles-in-retaliatory-strikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Houthi Forces Target Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport with Ballistic Missiles in Retaliatory Strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watan<\/strong><\/em>-The Yemeni Houthi group announced on Thursday that it launched two ballistic missile attacks targeting Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport in two successive strikes just hours apart.<\/p>\n

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In statements by the military spokesperson of the Houthi forces, Yahya Saree, the group claimed responsibility shortly after the Israeli army announced it had intercepted two missiles launched from Yemen, which triggered sirens in central Israel and Tel Aviv. No casualties or damage were reported.<\/p>\n

Saree stated: \u201cThe Yemeni Armed Forces (Houthis) carried out a qualitative missile operation targeting Lod Airport (Ben Gurion) using a Zulfiqar ballistic missile.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that the operation resulted in a temporary halt in airport operations for nearly an hour.<\/p>\n

According to Saree, the strike \u201cachieved its objective, halted air traffic for about an hour, and sent millions of occupiers (Israelis) scrambling to bomb shelters.\u201d<\/p>\n

He further claimed that the Houthis conducted a joint drone operation using two \u201cYafa\u201d drones targeting strategic sites in Tel Aviv (Jaffa) and Haifa in northern Israel.<\/p>\n

Naval Blockade and Justification<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Earlier this week, the Houthis declared a maritime blockade on the Port of Haifa, citing it as a response to Israel\u2019s \u201cescalating aggression\u201d and genocide in Gaza.<\/p>\n

Saree stated: \u201cThe escalation of Israeli atrocities in Gaza and the visible massacres against men, women, and children demand immediate action from the Ummah (nation) to fulfill their moral, religious, and humanitarian duty.\u201d<\/p>\n

Later, the group confirmed another ballistic missile strike on Lod Airport using a hypersonic missile, claiming it successfully hit the target and again forced \u201cmillions of occupiers\u201d into shelters.<\/p>\n

The attack allegedly led to flight diversions, with incoming aircraft rerouting to their points of origin due to the disruption at Ben Gurion Airport<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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