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Yemen says anti-Israel operation ‘successfully achieved its goal’
In a statement, the Armed Forces’ spokesman Yahya Saree said the "operation successfully achieved its goal, causing millions of occupying Zionists to rush to shelters and bringing the airport to a standstill."
The missiles triggered sirens in several areas, the Israeli military said, adding that it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen towards Israel early on Thursday, prompting suspension of flights at Ben Gurion Airport.
Hours later, a second missile was intercepted, again forcing a temporary suspension of flights at the airport.
Yemen also said it had launched drones at targets in Tel Aviv and Haifa.
More than a million Israeli settlers went into bomb shelters when the first missile was targeted, Israeli media reported.
Operations at Ben Gurion were temporarily halted, and several flights were delayed in the air.
Israel's Magen David Adom emergency service said there were no casualties from either launch, though one man was hurt while seeking shelter from the first.
Yemen’s Armed Forces have repeatedly fired missiles and drones at Israel in support of Palestinians in Gaza.
Earlier this month, a missile launched from Yemen landed near Ben Gurion Airport, injuring several people after failure of the occupying regime’s air defenses.
Yemen paused their attacks during a two-month cease-fire that ended in March, but resumed them after Israel restarted its campaign in Gaza.
Yemen’s Armed Forces warned Monday they would impose a "naval blockade" on the Israeli port of Haifa after the occupation army intensified its offensive in Gaza.
Israel has carried out retaliatory strikes against Yemen, including one on May 6 that damaged Yemen's main airport in Sana’a, and others last week that hit the Red Sea ports of Hodeida and Salif.