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Jerusalem on Alert as Army Intercepts Yemen-Launched Missile

The Israeli army said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen on Sunday, shortly after air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem, according to AFP journalists. "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile that was launched from Yemen was intercepted," the army said in a ...

US Strike on Yemen Kills Al-Qaeda Members

The number of Al-Qaeda members killed in strikes on southern Yemen blamed on the United States increased to nine, a Yemeni security source told AFP on Saturday. The official in Abyan province, which borders the seat of Yemen's internationally recognised government in Aden, said the strikes killed nine members of the group including a local ...

Israel Military Says Intercepted Missile Fired From Yemen

Air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem, where AFP journalists reported loud booms overhead, as the Israeli military announced it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen Thursday for the second time in less than 12 hours. "Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was ...

Israel Resumes Strikes Against the Houthis and Threatens Their Leader

Israel threatened to target the leadership of Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis after the air force struck two Houthi-held ports on Friday, following repeated Houthi missile attacks in recent days. The Houthis agreed earlier this month to stop firing on international shipping in the Red Sea after the United States stepped up airstrikes on ...

Yemen's Houthis Say Fired Missile at Israel Airport

Yemen's Houthis said they attacked Israel's main airport on Friday, after the Israeli military said it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said that the Iran-backed group targeted the Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv "using a hypersonic ballistic missile," while also claiming a drone ...

The Houthis: Masters of Unassisted Suicide

Amid the ongoing turmoil in the Middle East, patterns emerge that we pretend to understand, only for them to slip through our fingers. The latest example: repeated missile launches by Yemen’s Houthis targeting Israel. In this absurd drama, the Houthis have spent the past several months directing their attacks at Israel. Why? To support Gaza, ...

Israel Attack on Sanaa Airport Caused $500 mn in Damage

Israel's attack on the airport in Yemen's Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa destroyed terminal buildings and caused $500 million in damage, its director told Huthi media on Wednesday. He said earlier in a statement on X that the airport was suspending all flights until further notice after sustaining "severe damage" in the Israeli strikes. The ...

Yemen: Israel Carries Out More Than 20 Strikes Against Sana’a International Airport

On Tuesday, the Israeli army carried out a series of strikes on Sanaa's Houthi-held international airport, in retaliation for the latter's firing of a missile against Tel Aviv two days earlier. Those raids targeted civilian aircraft, the passenger terminal, and the take-off and landing runways, according to Israeli medias. The al-Doulaimi ...

Israel Strikes Yemen After Houthi Attack on Ben Gurion Airport

Israel struck Yemen on Monday in what the Houthis said was a joint raid with the United States, a day after the Iran-backed Houthis claimed missile fire at Israel's main airport. The Houthi-run Al-Masirah television said six airstrikes hit the port of Hodeida, on Yemen's western coast, and reported an attack on Bajil district in the same ...

Iran Denies Aiding Yemen Huthis in Israel Airport Attack

Iran on Monday denied supporting Yemen's Huthi attack on Israel's main international airport after the rebels claimed a missile strike the day. "The Yemeni action in support of the Palestinian people was an independent decision taken in solidarity" with them, said Iran's foreign ministry in a statement. A missile fired from Yemen on Sunday ...

Huthis Report US Strikes After Israel Vows Revenge for Airport Attack

Yemen's Huthi rebels on Monday blamed Washington for around 10 strikes in and around the capital Sanaa after a missile fired by the Iran-backed group struck the area of Israel's main airport. The Huthi-run Saba news agency said the strikes included two targeting Arbaeen street in the capital as well as one on the airport road, blaming ...