Yemen launches second attack on Ramon airport, sirens sound in Dimona
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In less than 24 hours, the Yemeni Armed Forces have targeted Ramon Airport yet again with a drone, while another was reportedly aiming for Dimona nuclear research center.
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Smoke rises after a kamikaze drone launched from Yemen crashes near the Ramon Airport in occupied Palestine, September 8, 2025 (Social media)
The Yemeni Armed Forces continue to launch operations targeting "Israel", in support of the Palestinians in Gaza and in response to "Israel" killing the Yemeni prime minister and several ministers in airstrikes on Sanaa.
Israeli Channel 14 confirmed on Monday that an explosion had occurred inside Ramon Airport as a result of a Yemeni drone strike, while witnesses reported that a powerful explosion was heard across the area. Meanwhile, Israeli media clarified that sirens were activated in the vicinity of the airport, noting that the Israeli authorities closed the airspace around the facility.
Israeli media additionally reported that sirens sounded across southern "Israel" following another drone attack by the Yemeni forces, while additional sirens were activated in the southern Negev region over concerns of a potential drone infiltration near the Dimona area and the Rotem industrial zone.
An Israeli media platform reported that this drone was aimed at the Dimona nuclear research center but was intercepted.
Moreover, reports noted that three different Yemeni UAVs were launched and infiltrated Israeli airspace from different directions.
Yemen achieves direct hit against Ramon airport
On September 7, the Yemeni Armed Forces announced that their UAV unit conducted a major operation, striking multiple targets. They stated that their drones achieved a direct impact on Ramon Airport in the Negev, bringing air traffic to a halt, in addition to further attacks on various sites in Umm al-Rashrash (Eilat), Askalan, Isdud, and Yafa.
The Yemeni Armed Forces warned all aviation companies that airports inside the occupied Palestinian territories are unsafe and will be targeted continuously, stressing that they bear no responsibility for any consequences that may result.
The Israeli daily Maariv suggested that the drone strike launched from Yemen on September 7, which hit the arrival hall of Ramon Airport, could carry “serious symbolic and visual repercussions,” emphasizing that its effect lies less in physical damage and more in the significant moral and symbolic weight it places on aviation traffic.
The paper noted that international media might mistakenly report an attack on another Israeli airport, such as Ben Gurion, and that the strike on Ramon Airport could push foreign airlines, including those that had only just resumed flights to “Israel", to reassess their choices.
Maariv recalled the events of last May, when a missile launched by the Yemeni Armed Forces managed to hit Ben Gurion Airport, after which Israeli authorities rushed to convince senior executives from foreign airlines to restart flights to the occupied Palestinian territories.
