A ballistic missile launched by the Houthis hit the perimeter of Israel’s Ben Gurion International Airport on Sunday, halting flights and gouging a wide crater.”The missile force of the Yemeni armed forces carried out a military operation targeting Ben Gurion airport” with a “hypersonic ballistic missile”, the Huthis said in a statement, referring to their own forces.A video issued by Israel’s police force showed officers standing on the edge of a deep crater with the control tower visible in the distance behind them. No damage was reported to airport buildings or runways.Yemen’s Houthi militia, backed by Iran, has launched several attacks targeting Israel and Red Sea shipping, demanding an end to Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza that has so far killed at least 52, 500 Palestinians, mostly women and children.The group had briefly paused the attacks after Israel agreed for a ceasefire agreement with the Palestinian resistance group Hamas. But in March, they threatened to resume attacks on international shipping after Israel broke the ceasefire and imposed a blockade on Gaza, restricting humanitarian aid and deliberately starving Palestinians in the devastated territory.(With inputs from PTI, AFP)
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