Hawzah News Agency- A missile fired by the Yemeni Armed Forced towards Israel on Sunday landed near the country's main international airport, causing panic among passengers.
The military spokesman General Yahya Saree said in a statement later on Sunday that they would impose "a comprehensive aerial blockade" on Israel by repeatedly targeting its airports, in response to Israel expanding its "aggressive" operation in Gaza.
A Reuters reporter at the airport heard sirens and saw passengers running towards safe rooms.
An Israeli police commander, Yair Hetzroni, showed reporters a crater caused by the impact of the missile, which airport authorities said landed beside a road near a Terminal 3 parking lot. The airport lies near the major city of Tel Aviv.
Claiming responsibility, the military spokesperson General Yahya Saree said Israel's main airport was "no longer safe for air travel''.
A string of airlines including Lufthansa, Delta, ITA Airways and Air France said they had cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv, some of which had been scheduled for Monday or Tuesday.
Sunday's strike came as Israeli ministers were reported to be close to signing off on plans to expand the military operation in Gaza, which resumed in March following Israel's violation of truce, prompting the Yemeni Armed Forced to hit Israel with more missiles.
Efforts to revive the ceasefire have faltered, and U.S. President Donald Trump in March ordered large-scale strikes against people in Yemen to reduce their capabilities and deter them from targeting commercial shipping in the Red Sea. The strikes have killed hundreds of people in Yemen.
Israel's offensive on Gaza has killed more than 52,000 Palestinians and destroyed much of the enclave.
Source: Reuters
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