Houthi missiles fired flights at Israel’s main airport

On Sunday, the missile fired by Iranian -backed rebels in Yemen on Sunday stopped flights and passengers at the main international airport of Israel after leaving a smoke effect and caused panic among passengers.

the HouthisWhom it recognized by the United States as a terrorist organization, they were looking at Israel throughout The war in Gaza In solidarity with the Palestinians. The attack on Ben-Gurion International Airport came hours before the Israeli cabinet ministers were better to vote on whether military operations in the country in the Gaza Strip will be intensified. Officials said the army began calling thousands of reserves in anticipation of a wider operation in Gaza.

The rocket launched began on Sunday from the alarm sirens in multiple parts of Israel. The smoke column was visible at the airport, according to footage of the Israeli media. He heard the passengers screaming and defending the cover.

It was not immediately clear whether the projectiles, which landed in a field near the path leading to parking at the airport, was the missile or its shrapnel, or an objection from Air defense systems in Israel. She left a deep hole on the ground and the nearby road was full of dirt.

Israel pledges to respond to the airport attack

Police said that air, roads, and railways had stopped after the attack. The Israel Airports Authority said that traffic was resumed after an hour. The Israeli service in Israel said that four people were slightly injured.

Houthi military spokesman, Dean. General Yahya Sari said in a video statement that the group launched a high -sound ballistic missile at the airport.

The Houthi rebels were shooting Israel since the war with Gaza erupted on October 7, 2023, when the fighters of Hamas attacked Israel, killing 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and took 251 other hostages. Israel says 59 does not remain in Gaza, although about 35 years old have died. Most Houthi missiles were often intercepted, although some have penetrated missile defense systems in Israel, causing damage.

Israel has retreated against the rebels in Yemen and the United States, which is the supreme ally of Israel, and launched a campaign of strikes in March against them.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz pledged revenge for the airport attack: “Everyone who harms us, we will catch them seven times.”

Israeli ministers will vote on the expansion of the war in Gaza

An Israeli official said that the influential security cabinet will meet on Sunday evening to vote on plans to expand the fighting. A military official said the country was inviting thousands of reserves. Both officials spoke on the condition that his identity is not disclosed in line with the regulations.

Itamar Ben-GVir said in an interview with the Israeli army radio that he wanted to see a “strong” expansion in the war, but he did not reveal the details of what the new plans would require.

“We need to increase density and continue to achieve complete victory. We must win a complete victory,” he said. He called for the bombing of Israel “food and electricity supplies” in Gaza.

The plans for the escalation of the fighting in Gaza more than 18 months after the war erupted as a humanitarian crisis in the region deepened.

As part of its efforts to pressure the Hamas Armed Group to negotiate the conditions of Israel for the new ceasefire, Israel stopped in early March the entry of goods to Gaza. This has led to a decrease in the lands of 2.3 million people in what is believed to be the worst humanitarian crisis since the war began.

The ceasefire collapsed for eight weeks between Israel and Hamas, which brought calmness in the fighting and the liberated Israeli hostages in March. Israel resumed its strikes on Gaza on March 18 and seized areas of areas of the coastal pocket. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed since the resumption of the fighting, according to the Hamas Ministry of Health.

The fighting in Gaza continues

The Palestinian paramedics said that at least seven Palestinians, including the religion and their two children, between the ages of 2 and 4, were killed in Israeli air strikes in the Southern and Central Gaza Strip. When asked about the strikes, the Israeli army had no direct comment.

The Israeli army said on Sunday that two soldiers were killed in a fight in Gaza, as it brought the number of soldiers who have been killed since the resumption of the fighting in March to six.

Since the war began, the Israeli attack has killed more than 52,000 people in Gaza, and many of them are women and children, according to Palestinian health officials, who do not distinguish between fighters and civilians in their account.

The fighting resulted in the displacement of more than 90 % of the population of Gaza, often several times. Hunger was widespread and the lack of food was launched in looting.