The Houthi-controlled Sanaa International Airport in Yemen has suspended all flights until further notice, its director announced, after suffering “extensive damage” from Israel’s attack on Tuesday.

According to reports, Israel’s attack destroyed the passenger hall, terminals, a warehouse, and six aircraft, including three belonging to Yemen’s national airline, which is now left with only one plane, which is currently in Oman.

The director of the airport, Khaled al-Shayef, told Al-Arabiya that “as a result of the Israeli aggression on Sanaa International Airport and the resulting extensive damage, it was decided to suspend all flights to and from the airport until further notice.”

He noted that the damage to the airport in Sanaa as a result of the Israeli attack with “two types of missiles” is estimated at over $500 million.

“The Israeli attack destroyed three aircraft and it will take a long time to rehabilitate and resume the airport’s operations,” he said. “The enemy caused heavy losses after attacking with two types of missiles. The enemy destroyed the terminals, along with all the equipment and devices in them. The warehouse was completely destroyed.”

A senior Houthi official, Hazam al-Assad, known for issuing threats against Israel in Hebrew, clarified that the launches towards Israel will continue.

“Does the Zionist entity have enough shelters?” he wrote on social media. “And will those shelters really protect the settlers from the approaching firestorm?  There will be difficult questions and surprises,” he threatened.

US President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement on Tuesday that the US military has halted its operation against the Houthis means that Israel will now be the only actor responding to the terror group’s attacks.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)