{"id":1534027,"date":"2025-05-04T18:35:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T22:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1534027"},"modified":"2025-05-04T18:35:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T22:35:00","slug":"houthi-ballistic-missile-slams-into-israels-international-airport-injuring-several","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/houthi-ballistic-missile-slams-into-israels-international-airport-injuring-several\/1534027\/","title":{"rendered":"Houthi Ballistic Missile Slams Into Israel’s International Airport, Injuring Several"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houthi Ballistic Missile Slams Into Israel’s International Airport, Injuring Several<\/span><\/p>\n

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On Sunday Yemen’s Houthis (Ansarallah movement) launched another ballistic missile on Israel – but this time instead of the projectile landing in the desert or being intercepted, as with most prior such launches – the Houthis scored a direct hit on Israel’s major international airport in Tel Aviv.<\/p>\n

“A ballistic missile fired by the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen impacted on the grounds of Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday morning<\/strong>, injuring six people<\/strong>, none of them seriously,” Times of Israel<\/a> confirms. “The blast occurred in a grove of trees alongside an access road close to the airport\u2019s main Terminal 3, several hundred yards from the airport control tower<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

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The military said there were several failed efforts to intercept the missile as it was inbound. “An impact was identified in the area of Ben Gurion Airport,” an IDF statement said.<\/p>\n

The US-supplied THAAD missile as well as the Arrow defense system failed to intercept the ballistic missile. Israel’s defenses tend to be most effective for the type of shorter-range missiles launched by Hamas and Hezbollah.<\/p>\n

Video taken from near the blast site at moment of impact on the airport:<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u2014 \u05d4\u05d7\u05d3\u05e9\u05d5\u05ea – N12 (@N12News) May 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

While over the course of the Gaza war Houthi missiles have impacted in the vicinity of Tel Aviv and central Israel, this was the first time that grounds within the international airport have ever been hit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Emergency authorities identified “a man in his 50s in good-to-moderate condition with trauma to his limbs and two women, aged 54 and 38, in good condition who were hit by the shockwave.”<\/p>\n

Additionally an elderly person was hit with an object that was ejected from the impact site<\/strong>, while two younger women were injured while running for shelter amid the blast. Others were reportedly treated for acute anxiety.<\/p>\n

The Houthis successfully landed a ballistic missile at Israel’s main airport.<\/p>\n

A few Israeli civilians were injured.<\/p>\n

Israel’s response should be unprecedented.pic.twitter.com\/7gVIjyRdJn<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Vivid.\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf1 (@VividProwess) May 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

There were reportedly at least 40 flights disrupted for international flights<\/strong>, mainly due to disrupted landings and inbound planes being turned around. An update by Al Jazeera<\/em> details<\/a>:<\/p>\n

A data analysis conducted by Al Jazeera\u2019s fact-checking agency Sanad shows more than 40 cases of disrupted landings for international flights at Ben Gurion Airport <\/strong>in Tel Aviv because of the Houthi missile strikes.<\/em><\/p>\n

The disruptions tracked were ones occurring since Israel\u2019s renewed escalation of war on Gaza beginning in late March. The analysis relied on aviation data provided by the specialized flight tracking website Flight Radar.<\/em><\/p>\n

Sanad cross-referenced the timing of Houthi missile strikes with the activation times of alarm sirens at Ben Gurion Airport.\u00a0It then analysed aviation records to determine the exact number of flight delays caused by the incidents.<\/em><\/p>\n

Airport surveillance footage also captured the impact:<\/p>\n

Surveillance camera footage shows the moment of the Houthi missile impact at Ben Gurion Airport.<\/p>\n

The missile struck a grove adjacent to an access road, within the airport’s perimeter. pic.twitter.com\/AUyQwKrEOy<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian (@manniefabian) May 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Pressure is likely to increase on Iran over the attack, given the Trump administration has alleged Tehran is behind basically all Houthi decision-making, which Iranian leaders have vehemently denied.<\/p>\n

Iranian Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh on Sunday has warned Tehran will strike back if the United States or Israel attack the Islamic Republic<\/strong>. “If this war is initiated by the US or the Zionist regime [Israel], Iran will target their interests, bases and forces \u2013 wherever they may be and whenever deemed necessary,\u201d Nasirzadeh told a state broadcaster. “The countries in the region are our brothers, but America\u2019s bases are our targets,” he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nSun, 05\/04\/2025 – 14:35<\/span><\/p>\n

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