Iran denies having helped the Houthis after a missile shot on Israel, the United States strikes the Yemen-Liberation
In the crosshairs of Israel and the United States, Iran assured this Monday, May 5, having no responsibility in The unprecedented attack the day before Houthis at Tel Aviv Airport. The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has cleared this missile shot in a press release, declaring that « The action of the Yemenis in favor of the Palestinian people was a decision conducted in solidarity » With Gaza. Houthi rebels are part of « The resistance axis »piloted by Tehran.
Following the missile shot, which crashed only a few hundred meters from the Tarmac of Ben Gurion airport, the Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu has pointed out Iran’s responsibility in « Houthi attacksAnd promised to retaliate « In good time ». Donald Trump also expressed himself, on his social social network, also attacking Tehran, who according to him « Tresses to influence the smallest movements » Yemeni rebels. In this same publication, the American president ensures that « Any new attack or response of the Houthis will be welcomed with great strength. »
Several airlines have canceled their flights to Tel Aviv for several days in the wake of the missile shot on Sunday, including Air France.
The Houthis also called for the suspension of air traffic. After the shooting, they announced that they intended to continue to « Target Israeli airports ». Their military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, said in a press release « In response to the Israeli decision to extend its aggressive operations to Gaza ».
Since the start of the war in Gaza, triggered by the attack on the Islamist Hamas movement against Israel on October 7, 2023, the Houthis have announced attacks on Israel in solidarity with the Palestinians. The shots of these rebels had ceased for two months, but resumed with the rupture of the truce in the Gaza Strip on March 18. The United States has intensified since Donald Trump’s return to power The air campaign targeting themkilling hundreds of deaths.
This Monday morning, the Houthis also accused the United States of having led a new attack on the capital of Yemen, Sanaa. They said that a dozen strikes would have done « Fourteen injured ».
