Yemen strikes Tel Aviv airport with hypersonic missile, operations suspended
Iran Press TV
Sunday, 17 August 2025 7:36 PM
The Yemeni Armed Forces launched a hypersonic ballistic missile at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, shutting down operations and sending settlers running to shelters.
In a televised statement on Sunday, Yemeni military spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree confirmed that the strike was carried out with a hypersonic missile dubbed "Palestine-2."
"The operation successfully achieved its objective," Saree said, adding that the attack triggered air raid sirens, disrupted flights, and "halted airport activity" in the occupied territories.
The Yemeni spokesman said the strike was part of a wider campaign in response to Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, now in its 22nd month, and in retaliation for Israeli air raids on Yemen.
Saree urged the international community and the Muslim world to "fulfill our religious, moral, and humanitarian duty towards the oppressed Palestinian people until the aggression against Gaza stops and the siege is lifted."
He questioned, "Has the blood of children and women in Gaza become insignificant to everyone? How long will this crime, this injustice, and this aggression continue?"
The Yemeni Armed Forces statement came shortly after the Israeli military said it had targeted an energy site near the Yemeni capital Sana'a, a strike authorities condemned as an "aggression" against civilian infrastructure.
Since Israel unleashed its genocidal war on Gaza in October 2023, Yemeni forces have carried out scores of attacks in solidarity with Palestinians, targeting airports, ports, and other sites across the occupied territories. Yemen has repeatedly vowed that such strikes will not stop as long as Israel's war and blockade on the besieged strip continues.
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