The pro-Iranian Al Mayadeen network claims that the Houthis in Yemen had fired a new type of missile toward Ben-Gurion International Airport earlier this morning. The report cited assessments suggesting the launch was part of ongoing efforts by the Yemeni terrorist organization to develop advanced missiles and drones, in defiance of American military operations in the region.
At the same time, Saudi-owned Al Hadath reported that the US-led coalition had struck a Houthi training camp overnight. According to the report, dozens of Houthi operatives were killed or wounded in training camp strikes over the past 24 hours.
Throughout the night, the US coalition reportedly carried out dozens of airstrikes on Houthi hideouts, military posts, and rocket launchers across Yemen, focusing primarily on the northern provinces of Saada and Al-Jawf. According to reports, the Houthis had deployed advanced weapons in these areas, including ballistic missile systems and drones.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree announced that the terrorist organization had launched a ballistic missile toward Ben-Gurion Airport, "in the Jaffa area," claiming it was a hypersonic missile. He said that interception attempts by US and Israeli defense systems had failed and boasted that airport activity was suspended for over an hour. Saree warned all international airlines against flying to Ben-Gurion, claiming the airport was "not safe for flights."
Earlier, senior Houthi figure Mohammed al-Bukhaiti told Arab media that "the attack on Ben-Gurion proves our ability to strike fortified sites inside Israel. We have demonstrated our capability to strike at the military prestige of the US, UK and Israel. There are no red lines in this confrontation with the Zionist entity, the United States and Britain."
Against this backdrop, the head of the Houthis' Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat, convened a meeting of the organization's security apparatuses on Sunday "to discuss recent developments, respond to American aggression against Yemen, and support operations in Gaza."
According to a report by the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Iran continues to supply the Houthis with weapons and intelligence on naval movements to improve the accuracy of their attacks in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. At the same time, US forces reportedly thwarted an Iranian weapons shipment to the Houthis by sea in recent days.
