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Last Updated:May 04, 2025, 20:28 IST
At least eight people were injured, flights were briefly halted, and a 25-metre deep crater was left near the airport’s largest terminal
Members of Israeli security services inspect a crater near a road outside Israel's Ben Gurion airport. (AFP photo)
A video showing the moment a missile struck inside the perimeter of Israel’s main international airport, Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, has surfaced online.
The footage, filmed by passengers near the tarmac, shows the chaos and panic caused by the attack. Another video shows a huge crater in an orchard near the airport, just a few hundred metres from the airport.
The missile, launched by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, hit on Sunday and caused significant disruption. At least eight people were injured, flights were briefly halted, and a 25-metre deep crater was left near the airport’s largest terminal. Commuter traffic was also affected.
The crater was just hundreds of metres (yards) from the tarmac. “You can see the area just behind us: a crater was formed here, several dozen metres wide and several dozen metres deep," central Israel’s police chief, Yair Hezroni, said.
The Israeli military reported that several attempts were made to intercept the missile, but it still managed to reach the airport area — a rare breach of Israel’s air defences.
The Houthi rebels claimed responsibility, stating that their missile force launched a “hypersonic ballistic missile" in support of Palestinians in Gaza. Meanwhile, Hamas and Islamic Jihad later hailed the attack on the airport.
Israel’s Airports Authority confirmed this is the first time a missile has landed so close to both the terminal and the runways. While, Defence Minister Israel Katz warned of retaliation, saying, “Anyone who hits us, we will hit them seven times stronger."
This attack marks the fourth that the Houthis have claimed in the past three days. Since the beginning of the Gaza war, Israel has successfully intercepted most of the Houthi missiles fired at the country.
Additionally, the US military has been conducting near-daily airstrikes against the Houthi rebels since March 15, intensifying the pressure on the group.
(With inputs from agencies)
Location :Israel
First Published:News world Houthi Missile Hits Ben Gurion Airport, Creates Crater, Injures 8
