YAF target Ben Gurion airport, force millions of settlers to shelter
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Yemen’s Armed Forces target Ben Gurion Airport with a Palestine-2 hypersonic missile, halting flights in a major operation in support of Gaza.
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Settlers sit on the ground and cover their heads as a siren sounds a warning of an incoming missile fired from Yemen in Tel Aviv, occupied Palestine, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025 (AP)
The Yemeni Armed Forces launched a top-tier military operation targeting the Lydd airport, otherwise known as Ben Gurion airport, using a Palestine-2 hypersonic missile, Brigadier General Yehya Saree announced in a televised statement on Sunday.
The spokesperson emphasized that the operation achieved its objectives, sending millions of Israeli settlers to shelters and completely halting air traffic at the airport.
Saree stated that the operation was carried out in solidarity with the oppressed Palestinian people, as a response to genocidal crimes and starvation tactics and in retaliation for aggression against Yemen. He emphasized that two years of Israeli atrocities against Palestinians in Gaza demonstrate Israeli disregard for their lives, as well as the lives of Muslims and Arabs.
Pro-Gaza operations continue
This comes as Yemen's Armed Forces continue their operations in support of Gaza, striking high-value targets deep inside occupied territories while maintaining their naval blockade on Israeli ports, vowing to sustain military pressure until the siege on Gaza is lifted and the aggression ceases.
Earlier on Sunday, the Israeli military said it tracked a missile fired from Yemen toward "Israel", prompting emergency sirens across central "Israel", from Netanya in the north to Isdud in the south, including Tel Aviv and al-Quds. Furthermore, authorities temporarily grounded flights at Ben Gurion Airport.
Media sources noted that warning sirens blared across more than 200 locations following the missile launch from Yemen.
According to Israeli military broadcasts, Yemen has launched 70 rockets toward "Israel" in the five months since the occupation reneged on the ceasefire in Gaza, an average of one every 48 hours.
On August 14, the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) confirmed the execution of a military operation targeting Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport, deploying an advanced Palestine 2 hypersonic missile in the strike, marking a significant escalation in their campaign of solidarity with Gaza.
Earlier, the YAF had announced launching six drones at vital targets in occupied Palestine in Haifa, the al-Naqab desert, Umm al-Rashrash, and Beer al-Sabe'.
