Latest from the Middle East: Hours after attacks on Yemen's airport, Houthi militants launch a missile into Israel.
Hours after a barrage of Israeli airstrikes struck Yemen's main airport just as the director-general of the World Health Organization was ready to board a flight there, Houthi rebels in Yemen launched a missile at Israel early on Friday.The U.N. reported that one of the crew members of the U.N. plane was among the three victims killed and numerous others injured in the Israeli attacks. According to the statement on Friday, the crew member had surgery and was in stable condition.
The Israeli military said that on Friday, its air defenses stopped the Houthi missile before it could reach Israeli land. Houthi rockets have triggered Israel's air raid sirens for a number of days this past week. In support of the Palestinians in Gaza, the Houthis have also been attacking ships in the Red Sea route.
More than 45,000 Palestinians have been murdered in Israel's war in Gaza, with over half of them being women and children, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which does not separate militants from civilians when calculating the death toll.
Hamas started the conflict on October 7, 2023, when it attacked southern Israel, killing over 1,200 people and taking 250 hostage to Palestinian militants. There are currently over 100 captives in custody in Gaza, but only two-thirds are believed to still be alive.
Here's the most recent: A day after it was hit, Yemen International Airport is back in service.
Yemen's SANAA According to Yemeni officials, the Red Sea port of Hodeida and the international airport in the country's capital, Sanaa, both reopened on Friday, one day after being hit by Israeli missiles.
At a news briefing, Deputy Transport Minister Yahya al-Sayani stated that the departures terminal, navigation systems, and control tower were all damaged by Israeli bombings at Sanaa International Airport. According to him, flights started up again on Friday as planned.
The Health Ministry reports that 40 people were injured and six people were killed in Thursday afternoon's strikes at the Hodeida harbor and the airport. According to Khaled al-Shaif, the director of the airport, passengers were there when the strike occurred.
Israel said that its strikes were directed against the Houthi rebels' infrastructure in Yemen as payback for the rebels' continuous missile barrages toward central Israel in recent days.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the chief of the World Health Organization, was getting ready to board a neighboring plane when the strikes on the airport occurred. A U.N. colleague hurt in the strike had surgery and was in stable condition, but he hasn't been removed from Yemen yet, Ghebreyesus said on X on Friday. According to official media, Israel continues its bombings deep inside Lebanon.
BEIRUT — For the second time since a ceasefire halted the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah a month ago, Israeli airplanes carried out three airstrikes deep into eastern Lebanon on Friday, according to Lebanon's state news agency.
The target of the strikes on the town of Qousaya in the Bekaa Valley was not made clear, and no injuries were recorded. Near the Janta crossing on the Syrian-Lebanese border, approximately 9 kilometers north of Qousaya, the Israeli military reported that its air force had hit “infrastructure used to smuggle weapons via Syria” to Hezbollah. Israel claimed to have killed the head of Hezbollah's Unit 4400 in early October and accused the group of managing smuggling activities from Iran via Syria.
The Israeli army has carried out almost daily operations in southern Lebanon since the truce went into effect on November 27. These operations have included airstrikes, tank shelling, excavations, home demolitions, and shootings. At least 27 people have been killed, over 30 injured, and residential buildings, including a mosque, have been demolished as a result of these acts.
UNIFIL, the United Nations peacekeeping force, reported that it had seen "concerning actions" by Israeli forces, such as road blockages and home demolition.
Israeli troops were accused by the Lebanese army on Thursday of violating the truce by intruding into southern Lebanon. Roads in Wadi Al-Hujayr were blocked by earth obstacles built by Israeli bulldozers.
Later on Thursday, the Lebanese army said that Israeli forces had withdrawn after the ceasefire oversight committee intervened, and that Lebanese soldiers had taken down the obstacles to allow the route to reopen in the region.
In order for Lebanese troops to progressively move south of the Litani River, Hezbollah and Israeli forces must leave southern Lebanon within 60 days of the truce, which was mediated by the United States and put an end to the 14-month conflict. Following bombings on Yemen's main airport, Houthi militants launch a missile into Israel.
JERUSALEM Hours after Israel launched a barrage of airstrikes on Yemen's main airport, the Houthi rebels in Yemen launched a missile toward Israel early on Friday.
According to the Israeli military, air defenses stopped the Houthi rocket before it could reach Israeli territory. In several parts of central Israel, air raid sirens were activated.
According to the U.N., a wave of Israeli airstrikes struck Yemen's main airport outside the city, Sanaa, a day earlier, killing three people and injuring dozens more.
The attacks occurred at the airport right before the director-general of the World Health Organization was ready to board a plane. Israel claimed to have bombed Houthi-used infrastructure.
Houthi rockets have triggered Israel's air raid sirens for a number of days this past week. The Houthis claim their strikes are in solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza, and they have also been attacking ships in the Red Sea corridor.
Nine individuals were killed when Israeli jets hit Sanaa and Hodeida last week. In recent days, the U.S. military has also struck the Houthis in Yemen. An 83-year-old Israeli woman was fatally stabbed
AVIV TEL— According to police, an 83-year-old woman in Israel was fatally stabbed by a Palestinian from the West Bank on Friday.
The settlement of Herzliya, outside of Tel Aviv on the Mediterranean coast, was the scene of the attack. The attacker was detained, according to the police.
According to Kobi Avriel, a medic with Israel's emergency services, first responders discovered the woman with stabbing wounds unconscious on the pavement outside a nursing facility. She was declared dead upon arrival, according to the Tel Aviv Ichilov Medical Center.
Yemen's SANAA According to Yemeni officials, the Red Sea port of Hodeida and the international airport in the country's capital, Sanaa, both reopened on Friday, one day after being hit by Israeli missiles.
At a news briefing, Deputy Transport Minister Yahya al-Sayani stated that the departures terminal, navigation systems, and control tower were all damaged by Israeli bombings at Sanaa International Airport. According to him, flights started up again on Friday as planned.
The Health Ministry reports that 40 people were injured and six people were killed in Thursday afternoon's strikes at the Hodeida harbor and the airport. According to Khaled al-Shaif, the director of the airport, passengers were there when the strike occurred.
Israel said that its strikes were directed against the Houthi rebels' infrastructure in Yemen as payback for the rebels' continuous missile barrages toward central Israel in recent days.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the chief of the World Health Organization, was getting ready to board a neighboring plane when the strikes on the airport occurred. A U.N. colleague hurt in the strike had surgery and was in stable condition, but he hasn't been removed from Yemen yet, Ghebreyesus said on X on Friday. According to official media, Israel continues its bombings deep inside Lebanon.
BEIRUT — For the second time since a ceasefire halted the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah a month ago, Israeli airplanes carried out three airstrikes deep into eastern Lebanon on Friday, according to Lebanon's state news agency.
The target of the strikes on the town of Qousaya in the Bekaa Valley was not made clear, and no injuries were recorded. Near the Janta crossing on the Syrian-Lebanese border, approximately 9 kilometers north of Qousaya, the Israeli military reported that its air force had hit “infrastructure used to smuggle weapons via Syria” to Hezbollah. Israel claimed to have killed the head of Hezbollah's Unit 4400 in early October and accused the group of managing smuggling activities from Iran via Syria.
The Israeli army has carried out almost daily operations in southern Lebanon since the truce went into effect on November 27. These operations have included airstrikes, tank shelling, excavations, home demolitions, and shootings. At least 27 people have been killed, over 30 injured, and residential buildings, including a mosque, have been demolished as a result of these acts.
UNIFIL, the United Nations peacekeeping force, reported that it had seen "concerning actions" by Israeli forces, such as road blockages and home demolition.
Israeli troops were accused by the Lebanese army on Thursday of violating the truce by intruding into southern Lebanon. Roads in Wadi Al-Hujayr were blocked by earth obstacles built by Israeli bulldozers.
Later on Thursday, the Lebanese army said that Israeli forces had withdrawn after the ceasefire oversight committee intervened, and that Lebanese soldiers had taken down the obstacles to allow the route to reopen in the region.
In order for Lebanese troops to progressively move south of the Litani River, Hezbollah and Israeli forces must leave southern Lebanon within 60 days of the truce, which was mediated by the United States and put an end to the 14-month conflict. Following bombings on Yemen's main airport, Houthi militants launch a missile into Israel.
JERUSALEM Hours after Israel launched a barrage of airstrikes on Yemen's main airport, the Houthi rebels in Yemen launched a missile toward Israel early on Friday.
According to the Israeli military, air defenses stopped the Houthi rocket before it could reach Israeli territory. In several parts of central Israel, air raid sirens were activated.
According to the U.N., a wave of Israeli airstrikes struck Yemen's main airport outside the city, Sanaa, a day earlier, killing three people and injuring dozens more.
The attacks occurred at the airport right before the director-general of the World Health Organization was ready to board a plane. Israel claimed to have bombed Houthi-used infrastructure.
Houthi rockets have triggered Israel's air raid sirens for a number of days this past week. The Houthis claim their strikes are in solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza, and they have also been attacking ships in the Red Sea corridor.
Nine individuals were killed when Israeli jets hit Sanaa and Hodeida last week. In recent days, the U.S. military has also struck the Houthis in Yemen. An 83-year-old Israeli woman was fatally stabbed
AVIV TEL— According to police, an 83-year-old woman in Israel was fatally stabbed by a Palestinian from the West Bank on Friday.
The settlement of Herzliya, outside of Tel Aviv on the Mediterranean coast, was the scene of the attack. The attacker was detained, according to the police.
According to Kobi Avriel, a medic with Israel's emergency services, first responders discovered the woman with stabbing wounds unconscious on the pavement outside a nursing facility. She was declared dead upon arrival, according to the Tel Aviv Ichilov Medical Center.
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