The Houthis in Yemen fired a missile at central Israel on Sunday morning, triggering sirens across central Israel, the Shefela, Shomron and the Jerusalem area.
In a first, shrapnel from the missile fell in the Ben-Gurion airport area, which was packed with passengers returning from the March of the Living ceremonies held in Europe for Yom HaShoah.
Two people were injured from the blast near Terminal 3, the main terminal for international flights, and there was extensive property damage in the area.
MDA paramedics administered emergency medical aid to a man in his 50s who was mildly to moderately injured, and a 54-year-old woman who was mildly injured, along with a 32-year-old woman who was lightly injured while rushing to a shelter, and evacuated them to the hospital. Two people at the scene were treated for shock.
It was the first time in two weeks that a missile was launched at central Israel.
Following the incident, the IDF confirmed that it failed to intercept the missile, although air missile defense forces made several attempts to do so. The incident is under investigation.
Pinchas Idan, the Airports Authority workers’ union chairman, told Ynet: “We all entered the shelters; a plane had just landed. We heard a loud explosion close to the planes parked there. We were very lucky because there was a plane in the air right then.”
The missile was the fifth one the Houthis fired at Israel in two days.
The moment of impact:
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
