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Missile Strike at Ben-Gurion Airport Disrupts Flights Amid Gaza Conflict

Published on May 4, 2025
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A missile launched by Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen on Sunday briefly halted flights and commuter traffic at Israel's main international airport. The missile launch set off air raid sirens in multiple parts of Israel. (AP video shot by Sam Mednick and Paz Bar)

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Passengers at the Ben-Gurion International Airport in Israel were dealing with flight cancellations on Sunday after a missile, launched by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, impacted on open ground within the perimeter of the airport.

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Israeli security forces inspect the site where the Israeli military said a projectile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels landed in the area of Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

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An Israeli army tank maneuvers in the Gaza Strip is seen from southern Israel, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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Israeli security forces inspect a crater at the site where the Israeli military said a projectile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels landed in the area of Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

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Israeli security forces inspect the site where the Israeli military said a projectile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels landed in the area of Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, on Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

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Buildings that were destroyed during the Israeli ground and air operations in the Gaza Strip are seen from southern Israel on Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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A flare fired by the Israeli army over the Gaza Strip is seen from southern Israel, Sunday, May 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)