Israeli authorities claim that 8 people were rescued; Tel Aviv attack caused delays and flight cancellation
A missile fired by the Hethis, an extremist group that operates in Yemen with the support of Iran, hit Ben Gurion airport area in Tel Aviv on Sunday morning (4.MAI.2025). Israeli authorities said the missile fell on a road near a parking lot.
“After the sirens who sounded in various areas of Israel, several attempts were made to intercept the missiles launched from Yemen. One of them fell into Ben Gurion airport area. The incident is being revised”Said the IDF (Israel Defense Forces).
According to the news agency ReutersIsrael’s outpatient service said 8 people were rescued and taken to hospitals, a man with mild to moderate injuries to his arms and legs and a woman with minor head injuries.
⚡️🚨 Clean shot of the moment of impact of the Yemeni missile on Ben Gurion Airport
— Middle East Observer (@ME_Observer_)
Landing and takeoffs were interrupted and access routes to the airport were blocked. An airport spokesman said the operation has already been normalized, but there are records of late, redirected and canceled flights.
Israeli military said they launched from Yemen on Friday (2.MAI). The Yemeni militants assumed the authorship of the shots, which aimed Ramat David’s Israeli Air Base and Tel Aviv area.
Who are the hethis
The Houthis rebels, also known as Anso Allah, are a political and military movement that mainly represents the Zaidi sect, a strand of Shiite Islam in Yemen. They consider themselves part of Iran’s “resistance axis”, which also includes Hamas and Lebanese Hezbollah.
Experts in Yemen, where Houthis expanded their control during civil war years, say the group seems to be motivated mainly for domestic reasons and support, although it maintains ideological alignment with Iran.
From November 2023 to January 2025, the Houthis rebels attacked more than 100 merchant ships and sank 2, killing 4 sailors. The attacks were declared to press the end of the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
