Ben Gurion shut down after second Yemen missile strike in 24 hours

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
3 Sep 2025 22:28
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Ben Gurion Airport was shut down twice on Wednesday after successive ballistic missile launches from Yemen triggered widespread sirens and forced flight suspensions across the occupied territories.

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Israeli media reported on Wednesday that the airspace over Ben Gurion Airport was closed and all flights to and from it were suspended, coinciding with sirens sounding in occupied occupied al-Quds, the Dead Sea, and several other areas, after a ballistic missile was detected being launched from Yemen.

The spokesperson for the Israeli forces admitted that "sirens were activated in several areas following the launch of a missile from Yemen."

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This comes as the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) announced earlier in the day that they had targeted sensitive sites in the occupied city of Yaffa in a dual military operation, deploying a Palestine-2 cluster missile with multiple independent warheads and a Zolfiqar ballistic missile.

The YAF said the strike forced "millions of settlers into shelters" and temporarily suspended air traffic at the Ben Gurion Airport.

Yemen strikes

These developments form part of a sustained campaign by the YAF, which over the past week announced multiple strikes against Israeli military headquarters, power stations, ports, and airports, as well as a commercial vessel in the Red Sea accused of violating Yemen’s declared blockade.

Such operations have repeatedly disrupted air traffic, paralyzed flights, and forced several international airlines to suspend routes to the occupied territories. They have also shut down the port of Eilat and halted the activities of several companies, resulting in heavy financial losses.

Yemen retaliation

The escalation follows an Israeli airstrike last week that killed Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmad Ghaleb Nasser al-Rahawi and senior officials in Sanaa.

In response, Yemeni Chief of Staff Major General Mohammed al-Ghamari vowed that "Israel" had "opened the gates of hell upon itself" and warned that forthcoming retaliations would be "harsh and painful."

Sanaa maintains that these operations are carried out in direct support of the Palestinian resistance in Gaza and will continue until Israeli aggression ceases and the blockade on the besieged enclave is lifted.