Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Al-Farah: Trump’s plan aims to absorb global outrage against 'Israel' and to undermine international solidarity with Palestine
Mohammed al-Farah, member of Ansar Allah’s Political Bureau: Trump’s plan is unworkable and aims to corner Hamas and shift the blame to the movement
Trump: If accepted by Hamas, the proposal calls for the release of all 'hostages'
Trump thanks Netanyahu for agreeing to the plan
Trump: Netanyahu spoke on Iran, trade, the 'Abraham Accords', and ending the war on Gaza
Trump: We are beyond very close on Gaza peace deal
White House: Israeli forces will withdraw based on standards, milestones, and timeframes linked to demilitarization that will be agreed upon between Israeli forces, ISF, guarantors, and the US
White House: Once all 'hostages' are released, 'Israel' will release 250 life-sentence prisoners plus 1,700 Gazans who were detained after October 7, 2023
White House: During this time, all military operations, including aerial and artillery bombardment, will be suspended
White House: 'Israel' will not occupy or annex Gaza

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

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 3 Sep 2025 22:28
  • 2 Shares
2 Min Read

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.

Listen
  • x
  • ballistic missile
    Yemeni ballistic missile puts Israeli occupation on alert. (Social media)

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."

إعلام العدو: رصد إطلاق صاروخ بالستي من #اليمن اتجاه "إسرائيل".#يمن_الواثقين_بالله pic.twitter.com/lbsE5QeNWU

— 🇵🇸Jameel Awwad.... جميل عواض🇾🇪 (@jfa3563) September 3, 2025

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.

Related News

NATO discord deepens as allies bicker over Russian airspace breaches

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.

Read more: Israeli crimes prove brutality, Yemen undeterred: Sayyed Al-Houthi

  • escalation
  • Yemen
  • Ben Gurion
  • missile strike
  • flight suspension

Most Read

Iran exposes Israeli nuclear projects in major security breach

Iran exposes Israeli nuclear projects in major security breach

  • Politics
  • 24 Sep 2025
27 wounded in Eilat drone explosion amid failed interception

27 wounded Israelis in Eilat drone explosion amid failed interception

  • Politics
  • 24 Sep 2025
Last photo showing Martyr Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Martyr Hajj Hassan in a Resistance operations room, Beirut's southern suburb, Lebanon, days before their martyrdom (Al Mayadeen)

In heart of battle: Al Mayadeen shares last photo of Sayyed Nasrallah

  • Politics
  • 27 Sep 2025
Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah: Revolutionary architect of global oratory

Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah: Revolutionary architect of global oratory

  • Politics
  • 26 Sep 2025

Coverage

All
War on Gaza

Read Next

All
Florida pushes bill to rename West Bank as ‘Judea and Samaria’
US & Canada

Florida pushes bill to rename West Bank as ‘Judea and Samaria’

US faces largest federal worker resignation in history under Trump
US & Canada

US braces for largest fed. worker resignation in history under Trump

North Carolina shooting leaves 3 dead, 6 injured
Miscellaneous

North Carolina mass shooting leaves 3 dead, 6 injured

'Racist, immoral'  Starmer on Reform's deportartion plan
Europe

'Racist, immoral': Starmer on Farage's Reform deportation plan

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS