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JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli subject bombed nan airdrome successful Yemen’s rebel-held superior Tuesday, claiming to person abnormal nan airfield successful an onslaught that near commercialized craft burning connected nan tarmac arsenic its combatant jets struck powerfulness plants and different targets.

The Israeli subject has bombed nan airdrome successful Yemen’s rebel-held capital, claiming to person abnormal nan airfield successful an onslaught that near commercialized craft burning connected nan tarmac arsenic its combatant jets struck powerfulness plants and different targets.

The Israeli military’s daytime onslaught successful Sanaa was successful consequence to a Houthi ballistic rocket striking nan grounds of Ben-Gurion International Airport.

Airport labor guidelines adjacent to a destroyed level astatine nan Sanaa International Airport connected May 7, 2025, a time aft Israel's subject warplanes struck Yemen's rebel-held capital. Israel's onslaught connected nan airdrome came successful consequence to a Houthi rocket striking nan grounds of Ben-Gurion International Airport adjacent Tel Aviv.

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But nan early of American attacks connected nan Houthis, who person pledged to proceed to target Israel, was thrown into mobility aft U.S. President Donald Trump said America would extremity striking nan Houthis. Trump described nan rebels arsenic having “capitulated” and agreed to extremity targeting shipping successful nan Red Sea, though nan rebels did not specifically admit specified a pledge.

“We indirectly informed nan Americans that nan continued escalation will impact nan criminal Trump’s sojourn to nan region, and we person not informed them of thing else,” said Mahdi al-Mashat, caput of nan Houthi’s ultimate governmental council, successful a connection carried by nan rebel-controlled SABA news agency early Wednesday. Trump is owed to sojourn Saudi Arabia, Qatar and nan United Arab Emirates adjacent week.

Badr al-Busaidi, nan overseas curate of Oman who mediated betwixt nan U.S. and nan Houthis, besides is mediating betwixt America and Iran complete Tehran’s quickly advancing atomic program.

“Today’s news astir nan business successful nan Red Sea intends that negotiated efforts person lead to nan extremity to nan conflict betwixt nan US and Ansar Allah successful Yemen,” al-Busaidi wrote connected nan societal level X, utilizing different sanction for nan Houthis. “They will nary longer target each other, ensuring state of navigation for world commercialized shipping successful nan Red Sea.”

Israeli onslaught leaves Sanaa airdrome successful ruins

SANAA, YEMEN - MAY 06: Heavily damaged craft are seen astatine Sanaa International Airport pursuing an Israeli airstrike targeting nan airdrome successful Yemen's capital, Sanaa, which is nether nan power of Iran-backed Houthi rebels, connected May 06, 2025. Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes connected nan Sanaa airdrome successful nan Yemeni superior connected Tuesday, soon aft ordering residents to evacuate, according to nan Houthi group. Yemen Airways announced it suspended each flights to and from nan Sanaa International Airport until further announcement aft nan strikes struck nan company's facility, mounting 3 commercialized craft connected fire. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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The strikes successful Sanaa came soon aft Israel’s subject warned connected societal media that group should time off nan area immediately, saying that “failure to evacuate nan area endangers your lives.” The explosions from nan strikes echoed crossed Sanaa, sending nan nationalist fleeing to find screen arsenic heavy achromatic fume roseate complete nan skyline.

The Houthis’ al-Masirah outer news transmission later aired footage from nan airport, showing its terminal’s windows blown out, pinch actual blocks exposed and a occurrence burning inside. On its runway, craft associated pinch nan authorities bearer Yemenia burned.

The hose later said 3 of its planes had been “taken retired of service” successful nan attack, though those overseas successful Jordan were untouched. The Israeli onslaught came aft its formation to Amman connected Tuesday took off.

Other strikes deed a cement works and powerfulness plants, nan Houthis and Israelis some said. On Monday, Israel targeted Houthi rebels successful Yemen’s Red Sea state of Hodeida, hitting a cardinal larboard location and different cement factory.

Israel’s defense minister, Israel Katz, said nan onslaught should beryllium seen arsenic a informing to nan “head of nan Iranian octopus,” which he said bears nonstop work for attacks by nan Houthis against Israel.

The Israeli airstrikes progressive immoderate 50 bombs and “dozens” of aircraft, nan Israeli subject said. It besides required mid-air refueling to scope Sanaa, showing their scope besides to Iran arsenic Israel has threatened to onslaught Tehran’s atomic enrichment sites.

Houthi attacks connected Israel linked to warfare successful Gaza

Israeli information forces cleanable nan roadworthy from debris wherever nan Israeli subject said a projectile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels landed successful nan area of Ben-Gurion International Airport adjacent Tel Aviv, Israel, connected Sunday, May 4, 2025.

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Sunday’s rocket onslaught struck an entree roadworthy adjacent Israel’s main airport adjacent Tel Aviv, concisely halting flights and commuter traffic. Four group were somewhat injured. It was nan first clip a rocket struck nan grounds of Ben-Gurion airdrome since nan October 2023 commencement of nan warfare successful Gaza. While astir missiles launched by nan Houthis person been intercepted, some missiles and drones person penetrated Israel’s aerial defenses.

The Houthis person targeted Israel passim nan warfare successful Gaza successful solidarity pinch Palestinians there, while besides targeting commercialized and naval vessels connected nan Red Sea. That raised their floor plan some astatine location amid Yemen’s decadelong warfare and overseas arsenic nan past personnel of Iran’s self-described “Axis of Resistance” tin of launching regular attacks connected Israel.

The U.N. typical envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, said nan latest strikes carried retired connected Israel and Yemen’s airdrome marked a “grave escalation successful an already vulnerable and volatile location context.” He urged nan parties to show restraint.

In March, Trump had vowed to usage “overwhelming lethal force” aft nan Houthis said they would resume attacks connected ships sailing disconnected Yemen successful consequence to Israel’s mounting different blockade connected nan Gaza Strip.

Trump told reporters Tuesday that nan U.S. “will extremity nan bombings. They person capitulated, but much importantly, we will return their connection that they opportunity they will not beryllium blowing up ships anymore.” Trump added, “I deliberation that’s very positive. They were knocking retired a batch of ships.”

Data from Lloyd’s List suggests larger shipping firms are slow opening to return to nan Red Sea, though postulation done nan waterway that erstwhile saw $1 trillion successful equipment a twelvemonth walk done it remains low.

Israel has many times targeted nan Houthis. It struck Hodeida and its lipid infrastructure successful July aft a Houthi drone attack killed 1 personification and wounded 10 successful Tel Aviv.

In September, Israel struck Hodeida again, sidesplitting astatine slightest 4 group aft a rocket targeted Ben-Gurion airdrome arsenic Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was returning to nan country. In December, Israeli strikes killed astatine slightest 9 people successful Hodeida.

Also Tuesday, Israel continued its strikes successful Gaza. At slightest 18 group were killed, including children, erstwhile a schoolhouse sheltering displaced group was deed successful Bureij, according to Khalil Al- Dokran, spokesperson for al-Aqsa Hospital, wherever immoderate of nan bodies were taken.

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Gambrell contributed from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Associated Press writers Julia Frankel successful Jerusalem, Melanie Lidman successful Tel Aviv, Israel, and Will Weissert successful Washington contributed to this report.