Earlier on Wednesday, the Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV reported that "four Israeli airstrikes targeted the runway of Sanaa airport and a Yemenia Airlines plane."
Following the aggression, the head of the Houthi Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat, visited the airport and gave statements to the Houthi-affiliated Saba News Agency, in which he said, "The criminal aggression carried out by the enemy today at Sana'a Airport will not deter us no matter what, but will push us to do more and more."
He added, "We say to the Zionist enemy: We will not retreat, we will not surrender, our will will not be broken, and we will not back down from our decision to support our people in Gaza until the aggression stops and the siege is lifted."
Al-Mashat addressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying: "You will not be able to protect (...) the Zionists from our missiles."
He warned airlines still operating flights to Ben Gurion Airport in central Israel that they are "at risk at any moment." He continued, "The Zionists must realize that Yemeni missiles are capable of reaching their targets, and shelters will not be a safe haven for them."
He considered that the "enemy's" bombing of Sana'a Airport "proves its pain from the strikes by the Yemeni armed forces (Houthis), and the Zionists should expect a hot summer."
On Tuesday, the group announced that it had targeted Israel with 22 military operations since the beginning of May, describing it as the "most painful" month for Tel Aviv, according to a graphic video produced by Al Masirah TV.
On May 4, a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis landed at Ben Gurion Airport, prompting international airlines to suspend flights to Israel.
Hebrew media reports growing domestic criticism of the ineffectiveness of these attacks, which have failed to deter the Houthi group or halt its attacks.
Since October 7, 2023, Israel has been waging a war of extermination in Gaza, including killing, starvation, destruction, and forced displacement, ignoring all international calls and orders from the International Court of Justice to halt it.
The genocide, backed by the United States, left more than 177,000 Palestinians dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing, in addition to hundreds of thousands of displaced persons and a famine that killed many, including children.
