YAF strike on Ben Gurion Airport confused 'Israel': Sayyed al-Houthi
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The Yemeni leader details the YAF's missile strikes on "Israel", confirms the Red Sea blockade, and reaffirms support for Palestine and regional Resistance.
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People take cover in an underground parking lot as a siren sounds a warning following a missile that was launched from Yemen, in Tel Aviv, Tuesday, May 13, 2025 (AP)
The leader of Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement, Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, announced that the Yemeni Armed Forces conducted strikes using 11 ballistic missiles, hypersonic weapons, and drones against targets linked to the Israeli occupation in Haifa, Yafa, and Isdud.
Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi specified that among this week’s operations was the launch of five missiles toward Ben Gurion Airport. He emphasized that Tuesday's strike was powerful, impactful, and successful, further noting that it caused clear disruption and confusion within the Israeli occupation’s defense systems.
In his speech on Thursday, the Yemeni leader explained that the occupation forces fired numerous interceptor missiles on Tuesday evening, with some launches coinciding precisely as a plane was taking off from Ben Gurion Airport in the occupied Palestinian territories.
That same day, the Yemeni Armed Forces announced they had targeted Ben Gurion Airport with two hypersonic missiles, a Palestine-2 and a Zulfiqar, with one scoring a direct hit on the airport.
Ansar Allah remains steadfast in their blockades on 'Israel'
Sayyed al-Houthi stated that these operations are part of ongoing efforts to impose an aerial blockade on the Israeli occupation, emphasizing that the Yemeni Armed Forces are working to enforce this air blockade in response to Israeli escalation and its genocidal crimes in Gaza.
The leader of Ansar Allah reiterated that the naval blockade in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Bab al-Mandeb remains in full effect, with all navigation prohibited for the Israeli occupation, while emphasizing that "shipping remains suspended across the operational theater."
He emphasized that Yemen will maintain its comprehensive official and popular stance at all levels in support of the Palestinian people, stressing the nation's unwavering commitment to their cause.
Sayyed al-Houthi stated, "We have made sacrifices, but they are fruitful and carry significant results," adding that over the past 20 months, all outcomes and effects have ultimately benefited the Yemeni people, who continue to strive for progress on both moral and practical levels, including the development of their capabilities and potential.
'Israel' has failed
Regarding the war on Gaza, Sayyed al-Houthi stressed that the Israeli occupation has failed to eliminate the Resistance or achieve its declared objectives over more than 600 days, despite possessing overwhelming military capabilities and receiving substantial American support.
At the same time, the Yemeni leader warned that the occupation forces are intensifying their efforts to seize control of the Ibrahimi Mosque, a site of profound Islamic sanctity that holds deep significance for Muslims worldwide.
Additionally, he called upon the Lebanese people to unite behind Lebanon's Resistance movement and Hezbollah, describing the group as "the true guarantor against Israeli threats," adding that "the Israeli occupation, through all its crimes in Gaza, al-Aqsa, Lebanon and Syria, has demonstrated its rejection of any other settlement options."
