Us Strikes On Yemen Continue After Houthi Missile Hits By Israeli Airport; Terror Group Vows 'aerial Blockade'

The U.S. has reportedly launched a caller information of airstrikes successful Yemen aft nan Iran-backed Houthis claimed work for a rocket that landed adjacent Israel's main airport connected Sunday. 

The Houthi-controlled authorities news agency successful Yemen reported that "American aggression" was down respective strikes connected nan capital, Sanaa, connected Monday. At slightest 16 group were wounded, according to New Arab.

Since March 15, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) "has conducted an aggravated and sustained run targeting nan Houthi violent statement successful Yemen to reconstruct state of navigation and American deterrence," a U.S. Defense charismatic told Fox News Digital connected Monday. "We will proceed to summation nan unit and further disintegrate Houthi capabilities arsenic agelong arsenic they proceed to impede state of navigation."

Earlier Monday, Yemen’s Houthis vowed to proceed attacks connected Israeli airports aft nan rocket concisely halted flights and commuter postulation astatine Israel’s main world airdrome adjacent Tel Aviv. The Houthis issued a informing to airlines that they would transportation retired "repeated targeting" of Ben Gurion Airport, Israel’s main gateway to nan world. 

The Houthis had already threatened precocious Sunday to instrumentality "a broad aerial blockade" connected Israel arsenic Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Cabinet was group to ballot to grow fighting successful Gaza. 

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Displaced Yemenis load bags of nutrient and supplies to meet their basal needs connected their motorcycle successful nan occidental state of Hodeida connected May 4, 2025. (KHALED ZIAD/AFP via Getty Images)

Netanyahu said nan U.S. was supporting Israeli operations against nan Houthis. In a later statement, he added Israel would respond to nan Houthis "AND, astatine a clip and spot of our choosing, to their Iranian panic masters."

The U.S. subject nether President Donald Trump has been carrying retired an intensified run of regular airstrikes targeting nan Houthis since March 15.

USCENTCOM said successful its astir caller statement connected April 27 that its forces person "conducted an aggravated and sustained run targeting nan Houthi violent statement successful Yemen to reconstruct state of navigation and American deterrence" since March 15. "These operations person been executed utilizing elaborate and broad intelligence ensuring lethal effects against nan Houthis while minimizing consequence to civilians," USCENTCOM said. 

USCENTCOM said nan strikes "have destroyed aggregate command-and-control facilities, aerial defense systems, precocious weapons manufacturing facilities, and precocious weapons retention locations." 

"While nan Houthis person continued to onslaught our vessels, our operations person degraded nan gait and effectiveness of their attacks. Ballistic rocket launches person dropped by 69%. Additionally, attacks from 1 measurement onslaught drones person decreased by 55%," USCENTCOM added. "U.S. strikes destroyed nan expertise of Ras Isa Port to judge substance which will statesman to effect Houthi expertise to not only behaviour operations, but besides to make millions of dollars successful gross for their panic activities."

Travelers locomotion toward Ben Gurion Airport aft main roadworthy entrances to nan installation were closed by Israeli constabulary successful consequence to a rocket launched from Yemen connected May 4, 2025. (JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

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"Iran undoubtedly continues to supply support to nan Houthis. The Houthis tin only proceed to onslaught our forces pinch nan backing of the Iranian regime," USCENTCOM said. "We will proceed to ratchet up nan unit until nan nonsubjective is met, which remains nan restoration of state of navigation and American deterrence successful nan region."

The Houthis person been firing astatine Israel since nan warfare against Hamas successful Gaza began aft nan Oct. 7, 2023, violent attacks, raising their floor plan arsenic nan past personnel of Iran's self-described "Axis of Resistance" tin of launching regular attacks connected Israel. 

Their missiles person mostly been intercepted, though immoderate person penetrated Israel's rocket defense systems, causing damage.

The Israeli subject said Sunday was nan first clip a rocket struck nan airdrome grounds since nan Israel-Hamas warfare began. Initial findings indicated nan apt origin was a method rumor pinch nan interceptor, they said.

Israeli emergency services clear a roadworthy extracurricular Israel's Ben Gurion Airport aft a rocket launched from Yemen struck adjacent nan installation connected May 4, 2025. (JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel’s emergency aesculapian work Magen David Adom said 4 group were lightly wounded successful nan blast. Another 2 group were reportedly wounded while connected their measurement to shelter, the BBC reported. 

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Multiple world airlines canceled aliases postponed flights. The warfare pinch Hamas successful Gaza and past Hezbollah successful Lebanon led a activity of airlines to suspend flights to Israel, but galore person resumed successful caller months.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.