A drone fired from Yemen hit the Ramon Airport in southern Israel on Sunday as the Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, continue their attacks in response to Israel’s genocidal war and blockade on the Gaza Strip.
According to the Israeli military, the drone hit a passenger terminal at the airport, and shrapnel lightly injured a 63-year-old man, who was taken to a hospital along with a woman who fell while running from the scene. The IDF said it’s investigating why the drone wasn’t intercepted by air defenses.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree took credit for the attack. “A drone targeted Ramon Airport, which, by Allah’s grace, directly hit the airport and caused the airport to shut down and halt air traffic,” Saree said, according to Yemen’s SABA news agency.
Saree also announced several other drone attacks, but there were no indications that they struck any targets. “The Yemeni Armed Forces affirm that they will escalate their military operations and will not back down from their support for Gaza, regardless of the consequences,” Saree said.
The latest Houthi attack comes after the Israeli military assassinated the prime minister of the Houthi-led Sanaa-based Yemeni government. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has been threatening Yemen with biblical plagues, signaling Israel wants to escalate its attacks on the country.
The Houthis are known for their resilience and did not back down in the face of a very heavy US bombing campaign that the Trump administration conducted from March 15 to May 6, which killed more than 250 civilians. The US gave up on trying to get the Houthis to stop their attacks on Israel and blockade of Israeli shipping and agreed to a ceasefire with the group.
