Netanyahu warns Yemen airstrikes will continue after WHO chief caught up in airport attack – Middle East crisis live
Head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said he was at Yemen’s international airport when it was hit
Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for the overnight firing of a missile at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport and say they launched drones at Israel’s commercial capital, as well as a ship in the Arabian Sea, according to reports. Here is a report from The Times of Israel, which we have not yet been able to independently verify:
The Houthis claim that “the missile succeeded in reaching its target despite the enemy’s censorship, and the operation resulted in casualties and the cessation of navigation at the airport.”
The IDF said the missile was successfully downed by air defenses, and there were no reports of impacts at the airport. Flight arrivals were reportedly halted for 30 minutes.
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