IDF Destroys Airport Used for Weapons Shipments in Devastating Strike on Houthis
6th May 2025
Israel “completely destroyed” Yemen’s Sanaa International Airport on Tuesday, delivering a crippling blow to the Iran-backed Houthis who had used the facility to transport weapons and terrorist fighters across the Middle East.
Shortly after the strike, President Donald Trump announced that U.S. military operations against the Houthis will cease after the terror group purportedly agreed to stop their attacks on international shipping lanes and American assets.
Israel’s surprise operation—the largest to date against the Houthis—came in response to a series of missile and drone strikes on the Jewish state, including a Sunday salvo that struck the Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, wounding several people. In response, Israel “completely disabled” the Sanaa airport and destroyed a slew of nearby power stations the Houthis were using to build out their military infrastructure. Photos posted earlier on Tuesday showed plumes of thick smoke rising from the airport and nearby areas.