Houthis Say They Plan to Target Israeli Airports in Coming Hours

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Houthis now issue alerts before attacks on Tel Aviv airport

The Houthis are now issuing public evacuation warnings ahead of missile strikes on Israel, mimicking tactics long used by the Israeli military in their assault on Yemen. In a notable shift in strategy, the group has released multiple warnings over the past 24 hours urging civilians to evacuate areas around Ben Gurion International Airport before missiles from Yemen targeted the Tel Aviv facility. The Yemeni rebel group has also marked targeted l…

Houthis renew threat to attack Ben Gurion Airport

Second warning in under 24 hours includes map of Ben Gurion area, Israel’s main international gateway, mimicking IDF Arabic spokesman’s alerts for Yemen’s ports

The Yemeni Armed Forces announced a series of attacks against Ben Gurion Airport, located near Tel Aviv, in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory. The first offensive was recorded on Saturday, May 17, using a Jaffa-type drone. Later, at dawn on Sunday, they launched two ballistic missiles, one of them identified as hypersonic under the name “Palestine 2”, and the second as “Zu al-Fiqar”.

"The remaining airlines and those at Ben Gurion Airport must depart immediately for security reasons," the deputy head of the Houthi media committee said in a statement.

Houthis Say They Plan to Target Israeli Airports in Coming Hours

Yemen’s Houthi rebels announced that they would carry out in the coming few hours military operations targeting Ben Gurion and other airports in Israel, in response to the Israeli escalation in Gaza.