THE Houthi rebels have unleashed a terrifying ballistic missile on Israel’s busiest airport.
Surveillance footage shows the moment the powerful weapon from the Iran-backed terror group impacted on the Ben Gurion Airport.
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The missile hit on a grove near to access road but is said to have still hit the airport’s perimeter.
At least one person has been injured, according to emergency officials.
They were reportedly standing in an airport parking lot at the time of the blast.
The Israeli Defence Forces confirmed it made several attempts to intercept the missile but failed to do so.
They are now investigating the incident.
The strike marks a major escalation between Israel and both the Houthis in Yemen and Iran.
Israeli National Unity chairman Benny Gantz has even now said the attack must be blamed on Tehran.
The former defence minister said on X: “This is not Yemen, this is Iran. It is Iran that is firing ballistic missiles at the State of Israel, and it must bear responsibility.
“The Israeli government must wake up.”
The attack marks the fourth Houthi missile attack since Friday.
It comes as the UK joined US forces in launching a fresh strike on a Houthi target in Yemen earlier this week.
RAF Typhoon jets, backed by Voyager air-to-air refuelling tankers, hit several drone manufacturing buildings 15 miles south of the capital Sanaa.
Who are the Houthis?
THE Houthi rebels have spent months terrorising the Red Sea by launching persistent missile and drone attacks on vessels and warships – but who are they?
The Shia militant group, which now controls large swaths of Yemen, spent over a decade being largely ignored by the world.
However, since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, they sprung from relative obscurity to holding roughly £1trillion of world trade hostage – turning one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes into an active warzone.
Their warped battle cry is “Death to America, Death to Israel, curse the Jews and victory to Islam”.
Why are they attacking ships?
After the October 7 massacre, Houthis began launching relentless drone and missile attacks on any ships – including warships – they deem to be connected with Israel in solidarity with their ally, Hamas.
In reality, they targeted commercial vessels with little or no link to Israel – forcing global sea traffic to largely halt operations in the region and sending shipping prices around the world soaring.
The sea assaults added to the carnage in the Middle East tinderbox as intense ripples from Israel’s war in Gaza were felt across the region – with Iran accused of stoking the chaos.
The Houthi chiefs pledged their Red Sea attacks would continue until Israel stopped its offensive in Gaza.
The group’s chiefs have previously said their main targets are Israel, and its allies the US and Britain.
And despite repeated threats from the West and joint US and UK strikes blitzing their strongholds in Yemen – Iran’s terror proxy appears undeterred.
The UK and US have hit Houthi bases as recently as this month after the terror group once again targeted boats in the shipping lane.
Israel has also hammered the group with airstrikes, reportedly hitting oil storage tanks at the port in Al Hudaydah.
