Israel's failure to intercept Houthi missiles targeting its main airports shows restrictions on U.S. efforts to weaken the group's

Yemen was forced to temporarily shut down missiles on Sunday, failing to expose the country's vulnerability, and the continued capabilities of the Hotty rebels continued for distant targets despite the ongoing U.S. military movement.

After the Israeli military said “several attempts” during the interception, about 30 minutes of flights were stopped at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on Sunday morning, Sunday morning, about 30 minutes. “The interception results are under review,” the IDF said.

An IDF spokesman said the military launched a long-range arrow interceptor to the upcoming missile. The United States also has an advanced THAAD anti-missile system deployed in Israel.

Yemen, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was a “rejection of (Israel) genocide” against the Gaza people.

The group later warned that it could strike again and “completely blockade” Israel by “repeatedly targeting airports”, especially Ben Gurion. It calls on international airlines to carry out corresponding plans and cancel all scheduled flights to Israeli airports.

The strike appears to be the group's successful targeting of Israel International Airport.

“The U.S. and Israeli defense systems failed to intercept missiles targeting Ben Gurion Airport,” Yahya Saree, a spokesman for the organization, said in a statement.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to further attack on Houthis.

“We have been doing things before, and we will also take action in the future. I can't elaborate on all of this. The coordination between the United States and us also confronted them. It's not “one person” but there will be a hit,” he said in the video address posted on social media.

Later, he also promised a response to Iran in a post-X article: “Israel will respond to the attacks on our main airports and to their Iranian terror masters at the time and location we choose.”

Defense Minister Katz, Israel, warned that the response would be “seven times”.

Iranian Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said Iran would respond to any attacks. The MEHR news related to the state quoted him as saying: “If we are attacked or war is imposed on us, we will respond in the way possible.”

“We will attack their interests and their basis, and we will not be unwilling to see any restrictions in this regard,” Nasirzad told Iran's TV. “We are not enemies of neighboring countries, they are our brothers, but the US base on soil will be our target.”

Israeli officials said Israel's security cabinet summoned the incident Sunday afternoon.

The incident marked a major security breach in one of the most protected sites in the country and is likely to raise questions about Israel’s ability to intercept such attacks, i.e.

The military said the initial IDF investigation did not find any faults with any system or program, but with the interceptor itself, which the agency was fired at the Houthi missile.

Trains to and from the airport were also stopped and police asked the public to avoid reaching the area.

Images at the scene show the impact of missiles on the airport site, littering the roads and leading to the main terminal. Videos shared on social media seem to show the impact of the missile on the airport and a cloud of black smoke rose from the strike.

A Lufthansa Group spokesman told CNN that Lufthansa, Switzerland, Switzerland, Austrian Airlines, Brussels and European Airlines suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv until after Tuesday, May 6.

“You have to take this threat seriously”

Amir Bar Shalom, a military affairs analyst at the Israeli Army Radio, said the missile showed both great accuracy and the ability to penetrate Israeli air defense.

“They are very accurate, and if you start at 2,000 kilometers, it's very accurate, which is impressive,” Bar Shalom told CNN. “And you have to take this threat seriously. We have to check if this is our mistake or if there is a new threat here.”

Salom said Iran is developing long-range missiles that can manipulate air defenses, although it is not clear whether this advanced technology has been transferred to Huthis. He added that the military will analyze all aspects of the failed interception attempt, including sensors detecting incoming projectiles, the system identifying its firing and the distance between the interceptor and the missile.

“The parameters that must be analyzed for the results may be related,” he said.

Palestinian militant group Hamas praised the attack, saying Yemen was “the Palestine twin because it continues to defy the cruelest oppressive forces, refusing to obey or fail despite its aggressiveness.”

Sunday's strike marked the third consecutive day of Yemen's launch to Israel, according to the IDF.

Husseus claims their ultrasonic missiles have stealth technology, ranges from 2,150 kilometers (1,335 miles), are highly operable, and can reach speeds of Mach 16.

Since the Israeli-Hamas war in Gaza began in October 2023, the country has been under fire for missiles and rockets from Hezbollah in Lebanon and Houthis in Yemen, claiming to strike the unity of Israel and Palestinians. Almost all projectiles were intercepted by Israel's air defense.

But in December, Houthi missiles attacked Tel Aviv, Israel's commercial capital, after a failed interception, resulting in more than a dozen injuries. Hushis said they fired a treble ballistic missile marked “Palestine 2” on an Israeli military target in the Jaffa region. In July, Houthis claimed responsibility for a deadly drone attack on Tel Aviv, the group's first strike against the city.

Israel has launched several strikes against Hotis, Yemen, including targets for power plants and maritime ports in January.

However, in recent weeks, the U.S. military has launched a bigger blow to Yemen’s targets, aiming to weaken the group, whose attacks on Red Sea shipping have severely undermined global trade.

The campaign also aims to stop launches against Israel and commercial and U.S. Navy ships operating in the Middle East. Earlier last month, our costs were close to $1 billion in just three weeks, including the deployment of B-2 Stealth Bombers and the use of high-end ammunition worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

But this largely failed to undermine Hushis' ability to launch ballistic missiles against Israel. The country's conceited missile defense system usually intercepts the launch, but some have passed.

CNN's Eyad Kourdi, Ebrahim Dahman and Nadeen Ebrahim contributed to the report.

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