Houthis say they hit Israel’s Ben Gurion airport, Santa Ursula vessel in Arabian Sea

CAIRO – 27 December 2024: The Houthi fighters announced on Friday successfully targeting Ben Gurion Airport in Israel’s Yaffa using a hypersonic ballistic missile, type “Palestine2.”

In a statement, Houthis’ spokesperson Yahya Sare’e said “the missile succeeded in reaching its target despite the enemy’s censorship,” asserting that the operation resulted in casualties and the halt of navigation at the airport.

Moreover, the Houthis announced targeted the ship, dubbed “Santa Ursula” in the Arabian Sea east of Socotra island, using drones, stating that the “hit was direct.”

Sare’e stated that the ship violated “the ban decision of entry to the ports of occupied Palestine by the company that owns the ship.”

In Yaffa, the Houthis also announced successfully hitting a “vital target” with a drone.

Last week, the Israeli army conducted deadly strikes on near the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, killing nine people and injuring three others, according to Houthi media official Nasruddin Amer.

The Israeli strikes hit the port of as-Salif and Ras Isa oil facility in Hodeidah as well as the Heyzaz and Dhahban power stations near Sanaa, according to the Houthi-controlled Al-Masirah TV.

Since the start of the Israeli war in Gaza in October 2023, Houthis have launched frequent attacks on targets in the occupied Palestinian territory as well as vessels linked to Israel.

The Houthis say their attacks constitute an act of solidarity with the Palestinian people since the outbreak of the war.

Despite repeated attacks by a United States-led naval coalition against Yemen, the Houthi attacks have persisted.