Missiles fired by Iran-backed Yemeni rebels stopped Israel's flight ahead of the Canadian War – State
Israel's Ben-Gurion International Airport – Iran-backed insurgents briefly stopped flights and commuted traffic at Israel's major international airport on Sunday after it encountered a impact near the road among passengers.
The attack on Bengulyon International Airport came hours after Israeli cabinet ministers prepared to vote in military operations in Gaza. Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir said the Army is summoning thousands of reserves.
Israeli troops said it was the first time the airport site has hit since the beginning of the Gaza war. The initial findings said by the military indicated that it might be a technical problem with the interceptor.
Throughout the war, Husseus aimed at solidarity with the Palestinians.
Israeli care worker David Adom said four people were injured.
Several international airlines have cancelled or postponed flights. The war with Hamas in Gaza, followed by Hezbollah in Lebanon, led to a wave of airlines suspending flights to Israel. Many people have recovered in recent months.
Houthi military spokesman Brig. General Yahya Saree said in a video statement that the group fired treble ballistic missiles to the airport.
Since the war with Gaza began on October 7, 2023, the Houthi rebels have fired from Israel.
Most of these missiles were intercepted, although some of them penetrated Israel's missile defense system and caused damage.
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Israel opposes Yemen's rebels, and Israel's top allies launched a strike campaign against them in March.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the United States is supporting Israeli operations against Hussis. “This is not an explosion, we've done it, but there will be bangs,” he said. In a later statement, he added that Israel would respond to Hushis, “at the time and place we choose, to their Iranian terror master.”
Netanyahu said the safety cabinet will meet on Sunday night to vote on plans to expand the battle in Gaza.
“We will operate in other areas and we will destroy all infrastructure above and below the ground,” Zamir said.
Itama Ben-Gvir, the far-right Israeli national security minister, told the Israeli Army Radio that he hopes to see a “strong” expansion of the war and requires Israeli bombs to “food and electricity supply” in the Gaza Strip.
An eight-week ceasefire with Hamas militants gave Gaza more aid and released some Israeli hostages, but it collapsed when Israel resumed its strike. After that, the military occupied small pieces of the coastal enclave.
Hundreds of Palestinians were killed, according to local health officials.
Israel’s efforts to bring goods into Gaza in March were part of its efforts to force Hamas to negotiate terms of the new ceasefire. This put the territory of 2.3 million people into what is considered the worst humanitarian crisis of the war. Hunger has always been common, and shortages have triggered robbery.
Malta Prime Minister Robert Abela said in a confrontation to seek support for Gaza’s efforts that his country proposed to send an ocean surveyor to investigate damage to a ship allegedly carrying aid and organized by pro-Palestinian militants. Abella said the captain refused.
Militants said their ship was hit by a drone on Friday, blaming Israel. The ship remains in international waters near Malta. The Israeli military has not commented yet.
Palestinian medical staff said the Israeli air strikes killed at least seven Palestinians, including parents and their children, including children aged 2 and 4, in southern and central Gaza. The army has no comments.
The military said two soldiers were killed in the battle in Gaza, the number of people killed since the battle resumed in March.
The war in Gaza began with Hamas-led militants attacking southern Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking about 250 hostages. Israel said 59 prisoners remained in Gaza, although about 35 people were believed to have died.
According to Palestinian health officials, the Israeli offensive killed more than 52,000 people in Gaza, many of whom were women and children, who did not distinguish between combatants and civilians.
This battle usually displaces more than 90% of the Gaza population multiple times.
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Gordonburg reported that Tel Aviv from Israel. Associated Press writers Natalie Melzer are in Nahariya, Israel; Samy Magdy of Cairo; Melanie Lidman of Jerusalem and Kevin Schembri of Birkirkara, Malta contributed to the report.
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