Israel launches airstrikes on Yemen a day after Houthi rebels strike airport

It was the first time a missile struck the grounds of Israel’s airport since the start of the war

Israeli security forces inspect the site where the Israeli military said a projectile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels landed in the area of Ben Gurion International Airport (Ohad Zwigenberg)

Israel’s military says that it carried out airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen’s Red Sea city of Hodeida, a day after the Iranian-backed rebels launched a missile that hit Israel’s main airport.

The rebels’ media office said the United States and Israel launched at least six strikes on Monday afternoon that hit the crucial Hodeida port.