Yemen’s Houthis struck Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv with a hypersonic ballistic missile, spokesperson for the group Yahya Saree said.
"The missile forces of the Yemeni armed forces carried out a unique military operation by attacking Lod Airport (Ben Gurion Airport ) with a hypersonic ballistic missile of the Palestine-2 type," Yahya Saree said.
According to the spokesman, the attack suspended operations at the main Israeli airport.
On Tuesday evening, the Israel Defense Forces said the military had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen. An air raid alert was issued in several areas of Israel.