Israel readying massive response to Houthis and Iran after airport missile attack

Published May 4, 2025 6:14pm ET



Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated that Israel will respond to the Houthis after the Yemeni rebel group launched a missile at the country’s main airport on Sunday.

The Houthis, a rebel group in Yemen that has disrupted commercial shipping routes and has the backing of Iran, launched a hypersonic ballistic missile at Ben-Gurion International Airport earlier Sunday, an attack that disrupted flights and caused panic among passengers. The missile landed in the airport’s vicinity after the Israel Defense Forces failed to shoot it down, leaving a plume of smoke.

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