"A drone fired by the Houthi militants in Yemen breached Israel's multilayered air defenses on Sunday and slammed into the country's southern airport, the Israeli military said, briefly shutting down commercial airspace and diverting flights over southern Israel."
"At least one of the drones slipped through Israel's defense system and crashed into the passenger terminal at the Ramon International Airport near the resort city of Eilat, the Israeli Airports Authority said, blowing out glass windows and sending smoke plumes billowing."
"Israel's Magen David Adom emergency rescue service said it treated a 63-year-old man for light shrapnel wounds. The damage to Ramon Airport appeared limited and within a couple of hours it reopened as normal flights resumed."
"The Houthis hailed Sunday's attack on Ramon Airport - some 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Eilat on Israel's southern tip - as "a unique, qualitative military operation.""
A Houthi-fired drone breached Israel's multilayered air defenses and struck Ramon International Airport near Eilat, briefly shutting down commercial airspace and diverting flights. Most of several Houthi-launched drones were intercepted outside Israel, but at least one struck the passenger terminal, blowing out glass and sending smoke plumes. Emergency responders treated a 63-year-old man for light shrapnel wounds. Damage was limited and the airport reopened within hours with normal flights resuming. The strike followed Israeli attacks on Sanaa that killed the Houthi prime minister and other cabinet officials, and the Houthis vowed escalation and praised the operation.
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