Ballistic rocket launched by RHuti Ebeliants from the territory Yemen She hit the airport around Sunday morning. Although initially two injured people were informed, Israeli media They say that this number has increased to six.
Israel. The Hutich rocket hit the airport area. The number of wounded is growing
Among the injured in the attack is: 50-year-old with limb injuries, 54- and 38-year-oldwhich suffered from a shock wave, 64-year-old hit by an object and another Two women – aged 22 and 34 – who were injured while escaping in search of shelter.
The wounded were transported to hospitals in the central part of Israel. Another two people were taken care of by medical staff because of a panic attack.
Recordings with kamer monitoringu captured the moment when the bullet hit the grove adjacent to one of the technical paths in the area airports. At 9.22 Symans in the central part of the country. Less than five minutes earlier, a warning came to the residents' phones long -range rocket attack.
Chaos at Ben Gurion's airport. “Poles got stuck”
Israel's main international airport opened its airspace again about an hour after the attack. Despite this, the German group of carriers Lufthansawhich includes Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines, she canceled all flights planned for Ben Gurion airport on Sunday. Spanish airlines Air Europa They also canceled flights between Tel Aviv a Madrid.
– A group of Poles got stuck at Ben Gurion airport due to a rocket attack carried out by Huti rebels. The rocket flew out of Yemen and the first time The shard hit the airport: fell on terminal No. 3. Aircraft through chaos and disorganization of aircraft flew away without passengers. We met a dozen or so Poles who must stay at least a day in Israel – reported Polsat News Anouar Abou -Hilal journalist.
– Train traffic was temporarily suspended. The airport was also closed at the moment. Some aircraft flew away, some did not. At the airport there was chaos, nerves when getting on the bus, some organizational confusion. There was fear – added the reporter.
Huti confessed to attack. “We don't have any red lines”
Hoist “The mouth of their military spokesperson,” they confessed to the Sunday attack. In the television speech, Yahya Saree also warned airlinesthat the Israeli port “is no longer safe for air travel”. Recognized by the West as a terrorist organization, the rebels control a large part Yemenin this coast Red Sea. The organization is one of the parties to the local civil war, which has been going on since 2014.
Supported by IranHutiod of the outbreak of war in the Gaza Strip attack Israel rockets and drones. As they declare, this is to be help for the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas. Huti also regularly attack shopping ships na Red Sea i Gulf of Aden.
Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a high-ranking member of this movement, he said Qatari television Al-Arabythat the rebels demonstrated on Sunday their ability to hit on sensitive goals in Israel And they don't have “any red lines” in their fight with the Jewish state.
Sources: Times of Israel, ynet.