SANA’A (Palestine Foundation Information Center) Yemen’s armed forces launched a ballistic missile targeting Ben Gurion Airport in central Israel, which was reportedly intercepted by Israeli defense systems on Monday night.
“The missile force carried out a military operation targeting Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, using a ballistic missile,” military spokesman Yehya Sariee said in a statement aired by Yemen al-Masirah satellite channel.
Sariee said the operation had achieved its objectives by causing disruptions, including forcing millions of Israelis to seek shelter and temporarily halting air traffic at Ben Gurion Airport. He stated that the attack was carried out in response to Israel’s crimes of genocide and starvation in Gaza and its violations at the Aqsa Mosque.
The Israel occupation army claimed in a statement that it had successfully intercepted a missile launched from Yemen.
Israeli medical authorities said there were no reports of casualties.
Warning sirens were activated four minutes after smartphone alerts were sent to millions of residents, prompting them to take shelter.
Israel’s Channel 12 News reported that the missile was intercepted over the Tel Aviv metropolitan area and that landings and takeoffs at Ben Gurion Airport were temporarily suspended.
According to al-Masirah TV, this was the 18th missile launched from Yemen at Israeli targets since May 2.
