Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed duty for firing a missile at Israel’s important airport on Tuesday (August 5, 2025), because the Israeli army stated it intercepted it.
The Iran-backed rebels focused Ben Gurion airport “using a ‘Palestine 2’ hypersonic ballistic missile” in assist of Palestinians in Gaza, their army spokesman Yahya Saree stated in a video assertion.
The Israeli army posted on X that “a missile that was launched from Yemen was intercepted by the Israeli air force”.
Since the beginning of the warfare within the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, the Houthis have repeatedly fired missiles and drones at Israel. Most of them have been intercepted however they’ve prompted Israeli air strikes on insurgent targets in Yemen.
The rebels have additionally attacked industrial transport within the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden alleged to be linked to Israel, prompting a number of rounds of US-led air strikes.
