Israel confirmed this Sunday that a missile launched from Yemen hit the main International airport and left six injured. The attack It happened early this Sunday near Ben Gurion International Airportlocated on the outskirts of Tel Aviv.
The explosion caused the momentary suspension of air operations and the activation of sirens in different regions. He also intensified the national alert and promoted an energetic reaction of the Israeli government.
“The projectile was released from Yemen,” confirmed Israel’s army a few hours after the bombing. At the same time, he deployed fast response units and said he tried to intercept him on multiple occasions.
The attack left at least six injured, According to Israeli emergency teams. Among them, there are a man in his 50s, with trauma in the limbs, and two women, 54 and 38, who were reached by the expansive wave. The state of all of them is “between good and moderate”
A 64 -year -old man was also injured after being beaten by an object that flew, and two other women, 22 and 34, were injured while running in search of refuge. Two other people were treated for acute anxiety.
The Israel Airport Authority confirmed that both the exits and arrivals were briefly suspendedalthough the airport was declared again operational shortly after the incident.
Although there were no fatal victims or considerable material damage, the impact generated a deep visible crater from the immediate vicinity of the airport, where security forces work to clarify whether the explosion was caused directly by the missile or by the defense system.
The head of the Central District of the Police, Yair Hezroni, moved to the place where the missile hit and described the scene in a video released by the authorities: “You can see the area just behind us: a crater formed here, of several dozen meters wide and deep.”
Israel Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that any aggression against the country will receive a proportionally greater response. “Who attacks us will receive an answer seven times stronger,” he said.
The attack was not immediately claimed, but It occurs within the framework of a sustained offensive by the Hutis rebels of Yemena terrorist group supported by the Iran regime, which has increased its actions since the beginning of the war in Gaza.
