Report: Yemen to Add Israeli Airline to Target List

Date: 31 May 2025 - 22:21

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SANAA (Dispatches) -- The Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) and Ansarallah resistance movement are planning to begin operations targeting Israel’s airline, sources in Sanaa told Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar.
This comes after the destruction of Yemenia Airways planes in Israeli airstrikes targeting Sanaa International Airport, the last of which took place on Wednesday.
“The upcoming operations will differ in quantity and quality from previous operations carried out deep inside the Israeli entity,” the sources said, adding that the operations “will include Israeli civilian aircraft on the target list.”
The last Yemenia Airways plane was destroyed by an Israeli attack on Sanaa airport on Wednesday. Israel said the plane was being used by Ansarallah and the YAF to transport “terrorists”. However, Yemeni authorities said their civilian aircraft are used for medical evacuations and pilgrimages.
The last Israeli strikes on Yemen came amid continued Yemeni missile strikes targeting Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv – on which Sanaa has imposed a blockade, causing several major international airlines to suspend flights to the Israeli occupied territories.
The YAF said on Thursday night that it targeted Ben Gurion airport with a hypersonic ballistic missile, causing millions of usurping Zionists to rush to shelters and bringing the airport to a standstill.” The Israeli army said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen.
In early May, a Yemeni ballistic missile made direct impact inside the airport, creating a large crater and injuring several people.
Following the new Israeli strikes on Sanaa Airport, Yemeni President Mahdi al-Mashat warned Israel of a “hot summer.”
“The government of the filthy Netanyahu is unable to protect

you, and the coming surprises are painful. To the Zionist herds: You should wait for a hot summer. I say to all companies that continue to arrive at the Ben Gurion Airport … that they are at risk at any moment. I call on all travelers around the world to avoid traveling with companies that continue to fly [there], as they are subject to our sanctions and are not safe,” he said.