Houthis warn airlines don't fly to Ben-Gurion Airport over Gaza fighting

Yemen’s Houthis announced a blockade on Ben-Gurion Airport and warned major airlines from flying to Israel, the terror organization said in a Saturday morning statement.

“After the success of our Yemeni Armed Forces in cutting off Israeli shipping in the Red Sea, a blockade is imposed on Ben-Gurion Airport in occupied Palestine,” the Houthis wrote in a statement on X/Twitter.

The Houthis warned Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, Air France, British Airways, United Airlines, and easyJet from flying to Israel for “everyone’s safety.”

Footage released by Houthi Military Media says to show a launch of missile, which the Houthis say they fired at Israel, at an unknown location in this screen grab obtained from a handout video released on December 19, 2024. (credit: Houthi Military Media/Handout via REUTERS)

Houthis target Ben-Gurion Airport

The organization wrote that any other airlines flying to Ben-Gurion Airport would also be targeted.

“Please take the decision of the Yemeni Armed Forces seriously, as Ben-Gurion Airport is no longer safe until the aggression on Gaza stops,” the statement read.

The announcement comes after the Yemeni terrorist organization fired multiple ballistic missiles towards Israel in the past week.

The terror organization targeted Jerusalem with missiles for the third time in two months on Friday.

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