18 May,2025 10:11 AM IST | Cairo | Agencies
Benjamin Netanyahu
Flights resumed at Yemen's Sanaa International Airport on Saturday, over a week after Israeli air-strikes severely damaged the facility. The May 6 strike, in retaliation for a Houthi missile attack near Israel's Ben Gurion Airport, destroyed the terminal, created craters on the runway, and damaged six aircraft, including three belonging to Yemenia, the national carrier. A Yemenia flight from Amman carrying 136 passengers landed in Sanaa, with three more flights scheduled the same day - marking a cautious return to operations.
The Israeli military has since launched strikes on Yemen's Red Sea ports of Hodeidah and Salif, targeting Houthi military assets in a sharp escalation of hostilities. The Houthis, aligned with Hamas and backed by Iran, have regularly fired missiles and drones at Israel since the Gaza war began.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz warned that continued Houthi attacks would result in "severe harm" not only to military capabilities but to the group's leadership. They specifically named Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi as a potential target, likening him to Hamas' Yahya Sinwar and Hezbollah's Hassan Nasrallah. Israeli air-strikes also hit energy facilities in Sanaa, triggering major power outages across a quarter of the capital, particularly in commercial areas. The Houthi-run health ministry reported one death and 11 injuries in the strikes.
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