The IDF launched a second round of massive airstrikes on Houthi-controlled Sanaa, Yemen, on Tuesday afternoon, targeting key infrastructure in response to Sunday’s unprecedented missile attack on Ben Gurion Airport.

Tuesday’s strikes come just one day after the IDF hit Yemen’s Hodeidah port, a crucial hub for weapons and goods flowing into the country. Today’s target: Sanaa International Airport — the main air gateway to Yemen.

Prior to launching the strike, the IDF issued a rare warning to civilians in Sanaa, urging them to evacuate the vicinity of the airport. Despite that, reports emerging from the region describe the destruction as total. Initial assessments indicate that Sanaa International Airport has been completely obliterated, severing Yemen’s main aerial connection to the outside world.

The move follows a ballistic missile fired by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia on Sunday, which exploded alarmingly close to Terminal 3 of Ben Gurion Airport. The missile managed to evade Israel’s sophisticated, multi-layered missile defense systems — a chilling reminder of the Houthis’ growing long-range capabilities and Tehran’s expanding regional reach.

Following the widespread aerial attack, the IDF released the following statement:

For the second time in less than 24 hours, the Air Force struck terror targets of the Houthi terror regime in Yemen. The Air Force recently struck and destroyed infrastructure of the Houthi terror organization at the main airport in the Sana’a area, completely disabling it, following the Houthi terror organization’s attack on Ben Gurion Airport.

The airport, similar to the Hodeidah port attacked last night, is used by the Houthi terror organization for transferring weapons and operatives and is routinely operated by the Houthi regime for terror purposes. This is another example of the Houthi terror organization’s use of civilian infrastructure for terrorist activities.

Additionally, several major power stations in the Sana’a area were attacked, which the Houthi terror regime exploits as a significant electricity supply infrastructure for its terror regime, another example of the Houthi regime’s use of the Yemeni people and their civilian infrastructure for terror purposes.

Furthermore, the “Al-Amran” concrete factory north of Sana’a was struck, a key resource for the Houthi terror regime used for building tunnels and military infrastructure. The strike on the factory deals a blow to the terror regime’s economy and its military buildup.
The strikes were carried out in a targeted manner, with precautions taken where possible to minimize harm to civilians and civilian property.

The operation was approved by the Air Force Commander and the Chief of Staff.

Over the past year and a half, the Houthi terror regime has operated under Iranian guidance and funding to harm Israel and its allies, destabilize the regional order, and disrupt global freedom of navigation.

The IDF is determined to continue operating and striking with force against anyone who poses a threat to the residents of the State of Israel, at any distance required.

The move follows Israel’s airstrikes on the Hodeidah port in Yemen and a concrete factory on Monday in response to the Houthis’ attack on Ben Gurion Airport a day earlier.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)