In a bold and meticulously executed strike that echoes Israel’s doctrine of preemptive defense, the Israeli Air Force launched precision airstrikes on the Iran-backed Houthi-controlled Sanaa International Airport, delivering a direct hit to what intelligence officials confirm was no ordinary target—a civilian-liveried Yemenia Airways A-320 secretly used as a terror courier.
Covert Terror Exposed
Sources in the Israeli defense establishment revealed that the airstrike was the culmination of a weeks-long covert surveillance operation tracking the aircraft’s movements between Tehran and Sanaa, via Amman, Jordan. Disguised as a commercial airliner, the jet served as a stealth transport for Houthi operatives en route to advanced missile production and weapons development training in Iran.
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— Voice From The East (@EasternVoices) May 28, 2025
Today’s strike in Sana’a was the result of precise intelligence work, targeting a highly specific and unusual asset: A seemingly “civilian” Yemenia Airways empty passenger plane.
This aircraft, under the guise of a commercial flight, had been covertly used by the Houthis for… https://t.co/s8X3uerBy3 pic.twitter.com/d14ZMhP81N
“This was not just an airport. And this was not just a plane,” said a senior Israeli intelligence officer. “It was a disguised weapons shuttle, and today, it was parked right where we needed it to be.”
The aircraft, a wolf in sheep’s clothing, was grounded in Sanaa for an unusually long window. Israeli jets, already on standby, launched within minutes of confirmation. The result: a surgical strike that obliterated the target before it could ever return to the skies.
Israel just destroyed a Yemenia A320 https://t.co/zMm7xwvVz7 pic.twitter.com/JKubh562TV
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) May 28, 2025
A Second Strike in Weeks – Message Sent
This marks the second time this month that Israel has struck the airport following a barrage of Houthi missile attacks aimed at Israeli territory. In the previous assault, Israeli jets cratered the airport runway and destroyed its terminal. Yet within eleven days, the airport was operating again—proof that the Houthi war machine is being propped up with the help of Iran’s endless pipeline of terror logistics.
This time, Israel made the message unmistakably clear: No more safe landings for terror in disguise.
Netanyahu: "Whoever Harms Us, We Harm in Return"
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a fiery statement on X following the operation, reaffirming Israel’s ironclad retaliatory policy:
“The Air Force has attacked the airport in Sanaa again, which is controlled by the Houthi terrorist regime in Yemen. We work according to a simple rule: Whoever harms us, we harm them. Whoever does not understand this with force, will now understand it with greater force. But as I have said more than once: The Houthis are only the symptom. The main driving force behind them is Iran.”
Whoever does not understand this with force, will now understand it with greater force.
— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) May 28, 2025
But, as I have said more than once: The Houthis are only the symptom. The main driving force behind them is Iran, which is responsible for the aggression emanating from Yemen."
IDF Confirms: Civilian Infrastructure Exploited for Terror
The Israel Defense Forces released a detailed statement following the strike:
“The Sanaa airport was being used as a staging ground to facilitate terror operations against Israel. Today’s strike targeted both the airfield and a Houthi-operated aircraft directly tied to recent attacks on Israeli civilians. This mirrors what we witnessed at the ports of Hodeidah and Salif: so-called ‘civilian infrastructure’ serving as cover for terror logistics.”
Military analysts say the operation highlights the IDF’s growing capability to disrupt terror networks far beyond its borders, even when they are deeply embedded in civilian environments.
⭕️The IDF struck at the main airport in Sana'a a short while ago. Aircraft used by the Houthi terrorist organization for the transfer of terrorists, who planned terrorist attacks against Israel, were also struck.
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) May 28, 2025
The main airport of Sana'a is continuously operated by the Houthi… pic.twitter.com/cmeygMOaDw
This isn’t just tactical success—it’s strategic messaging. It tells Iran, Hezbollah, and their Yemeni pawns that there is nowhere safe from Israeli reach when red lines are crossed.
