News - Yemen: The Yemeni Armed Forces announced on Thursday the targeting of Lod Airport and vital Zionist targets in the occupied cities of Jaffa and Haifa with a ballistic missile and two drones.

Brigadier General Yahya Sare'e, the spokesperson for the Armed Forces, explained that the missile force carried out a special military operation targeting Lod Airport—referred to by Zionists as Ben Gurion Airport—in the occupied Jaffa area, using a ballistic missile of the Zolfiqar type.

He confirmed that the operation successfully achieved its objective causing millions of the occupying Zionists to flee to shelters and halting airport operations for nearly an hour.

Additionally, the Armed Forces’ Air Force conducted a double military operation with two drones of the Yafa type targeting two vital enemy targets in the occupied areas of Jaffa and Haifa.

The forces stated that these operations come "as a victory for the plight of the Palestinian people and their fighters, and in rejection of the genocidal crimes committed by the Zionist enemy against our brothers in the Gaza Strip."

The Yemeni Armed Forces stressed that "the escalation of Israeli aggression against our brothers in the Gaza Strip and the commission of brutal massacres against men, women, and children, in full view and hearing of the world, obliges all members of the nation to urgent and immediate action in fulfilling their religious, moral, and humanitarian duties; otherwise, everyone will bear the consequences of silence on this crime sooner rather than later."

They also affirmed that "Gaza, with its brave resistance and free people, defends the entire nation. Yemen will, with Allah’s help, continue its supportive operations and will not hesitate—relying on Allah—to expand and escalate them according to its capabilities and potentials, fulfilling the religious, moral, and humanitarian duty until the aggression stops and the siege on the Gaza Strip is lifted."

Since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza in October 2023, Yemen has emerged as a pivotal regional actor in the confrontation, aligning itself firmly with the Palestinian resistance. The Yemeni Armed Forces, under the leadership of the Sana'a-based government, have launched a series of strategic military operations—including missile and drone strikes as well as naval and aerial blockades—targeting Israeli-linked infrastructure and shipping routes.

What began with the disruption of maritime traffic in the Red Sea soon evolved into more expansive campaigns, affecting key Israeli economic hubs such as the port of Eilat and Lod Airport. In May 2025, the Yemeni military escalated further by declaring a naval blockade on Haifa Port, a major economic artery for Israel, handling over a third of the country's cargo volume.

These operations form part of Yemen’s declared policy of pressuring Israel to end its war on Gaza and lift the siege. The attacks have triggered widespread disruptions in international shipping, tourism, and air travel, with dozens of global airlines suspending operations to and from Israeli airports.