The Yemeni Armed Forces announced that they launched a hypersonic missile targeting the Ben Gurion airport on Tuesday, reaffirming the aerial blockade on the occupation entity.
“The Yemeni Armed Forces’ missile unit launched a hypersonic ballistic missile strike on Lod Airport, known in Israel as Ben Gurion Airport, in the occupied area of Yafa,” the group said in a statement.
The missile achieved its mission successfully, forcing millions of Zionist settlers into shelters and halting air traffic at the airport for around an hour, the statement added.
“This strike reinforces the ongoing flight restrictions at the airport and sends a clear message to airlines still operating in occupied Palestine: they must follow the lead of those that have already suspended their flights,” the Yemeni Armed Forces said, reaffirming their air blockade on the occupation.
The Yemeni group asserted that their operations will continue until the war on Gaza ends and the blockade is lifted.
Zionist media claim missile intercepted
Earlier on Tuesday, the occupation forces announced that they had detected a missile launch from Yemen toward the occupied Palestinian territories, while sirens sounded in vast areas, including al-Quds, Tel Aviv, and Netanya.
As Zionist forces scrambled to intercept the missile, Ben Gurion International Airport suspended all flights, with footage capturing terrified passengers on the runways and settlers across Tel Aviv rushing to bomb shelters.
Zionist media claimed that the Yemeni missile came close to reaching its target before being intercepted.
‘Over Trump’s head’
Zionist journalist Amit Segal, reacting to the incident, observed that the Yemenis had launched the missile just as then-President Trump was delivering a speech in Yemen’s neighbor, Saudi Arabia.
Zionist journalist Barak Ravid offered a striking description of the situation, noting that one could practically imagine a Yemeni missile passing over Trump’s head as he delivered his speech in Saudi Arabia before continuing toward the occupation. He noted that while the Yemenis had agreed not to fire on American ships, this restriction didn’t extend to other American targets.
Local sources reported missile fragments landing in settlements near the West Bank city of Qalqilya.
Al-Quds Brigades targets occupying settlements
The al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement, announced on Tuesday evening that it launched rocket barrages targeting occupied Isdud, Askalan, Sderot, and Israeli settlements in the Gaza Envelope.
The Brigades’ Rocket Unit confirmed that the strikes were carried out in response to the massacres committed by the occupation against the Palestinian people.
Hamas’ al-Qassam Brigades confronts Zionist engineering unit
Earlier on Tuesday, fighters from the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, confirmed upon returning from the frontlines that its fighters had engaged in a confrontation with a Zionist engineering unit using light weapons and had eliminated the driver of a Bagger-type military vehicle.
The al-Qassam Brigades stated that the operation took place on Sunday in the eastern part of the al-Shujaiya neighborhood, in eastern Gaza City.
Zionist Super Heron drone downed over Gaza City
On Monday, the al-Quds Brigades also announced that its Resistance fighters had downed a Super Heron drone while it was flying over Gaza City.
This comes as the occupation military continues its genocidal war against the Palestinian people in the besieged Gaza Strip since reneging on a ceasefire that brought two months of relative calm.
Gaza death toll surpasses 52,900
The Gaza Ministry of Health announced earlier on Tuesday that the death toll from the ongoing Zionist war on Gaza since October 7, 2023, has now exceeded 52,900 martyrs, with more than 119,700 injured. Since March 18 alone, over 2,700 have been martyred and more than 7,600 wounded.
Hundreds of bodies remain under the rubble and in the streets, unreachable due to relentless Zionist attacks and debris blocking access.
Ambulance and Civil Defense teams face immense challenges in responding, as they too are targeted in what officials describe as a systematic effort to paralyze rescue efforts.