Yemeni resistance targets Israeli Ben Gurion Airport, U.S. accusations ring hollow

Department of Research, Studies and International News 10-07-2025

In a bold escalation of regional resistance against Zionist aggression in Gaza, Yemeni forces aligned with the Ansar Allah movement (commonly known as the Houthis) launched a ballistic missile towards Ben Gurion Airport in the occupied territories. This strategic move comes amid heightened operations in the Red Sea, where the group has effectively disrupted maritime traffic associated with Israeli-linked interests.

The missile strike, which the Israeli military claims to have intercepted, was described by Yemeni military spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree as a “qualitative military operation”, part of a broader response to the unrelenting Israeli bombardment of the Palestinian people in Gaza. Saree emphasized that Yemen’s actions will persist until the Zionist entity halts its campaign and lifts its blockade on the besieged enclave.

These developments unfold as the Yemeni resistance continues its assertive maritime campaign. On Monday, the Greek-managed, Liberia-flagged vessel Eternity C was targeted and subsequently sank, resulting in the deaths of at least four crew members. Out of the 25 personnel on board, ten were rescued alive, while eleven remain unaccounted for. Of those, six are reportedly being cared for by the Yemeni forces, who retrieved them during rescue operations.

Saree confirmed that the Yemeni authorities had acted swiftly to retrieve survivors, provide them with medical attention, and ensure their safety. Contrary to this, the U.S. embassy in Yemen launched a familiar accusatory narrative, claiming that Ansar Allah had “kidnapped” the crew, while omitting the context of why such ships were targeted and ignoring Washington’s own role in arming and backing Tel Aviv’s genocidal campaign in Gaza.

This wasn’t an isolated maritime strike. Just a day prior to the Eternity C incident, the Magic Seas, another ship connected to Israeli interests, was also attacked and sunk. Though all its crew members were safely evacuated, the symbolic message was unmistakable: as long as Tel Aviv wages war on Gaza with impunity, maritime and strategic consequences will follow.

Since launching its naval interdiction campaign in late 2023, the Yemeni resistance has disrupted over 100 vessels traversing the Red and Arabian Seas. Their targets are consistently linked to companies with financial or logistical ties to Israel, with Ansar Allah declaring these ships “legitimate targets” under the rubric of anti-colonial solidarity.

The repercussions of this stance became more apparent when Israeli warplanes responded with a series of attacks on Yemen, striking ports in Hodeidah, Ras Isa, as-Salif, and even targeting the Ras Qantib power facility. Tel Aviv claimed it also bombed the Galaxy Leader, a commercial ship previously seized by the Yemeni forces in November 2023. The vessel had been docked in Ras Isa port for over a year with its 25-member crew held for 430 days before being released safely in January 2025, a fact that starkly contrasts with the narrative of so-called “terrorism” perpetuated by the West.

What Western and Zionist-aligned media fail to highlight is the broader context: these are not acts of aggression in isolation, but rather calculated moves of resistance in a region suffocated by foreign military presence, U.S. hegemony, and unwavering Western support for the occupation of Palestine.

The Ansar Allah movement has maintained that its operations are defensive in nature, aimed at pressuring the Israeli regime to end its brutal siege and bombardment of Gaza. With over 36,000 Palestinians killed in the latest Israeli onslaught, and millions left without access to water, medicine, or electricity, the Yemeni response reflects growing regional outrage and determination to alter the status quo through real strategic consequences.

Rather than addressing the root of the crisis, Israel’s occupation and the West’s complicity, Washington continues to parrot its outdated script, painting popular resistance movements as aggressors. Its criticism of Yemen’s actions rings hollow against the backdrop of decades of U.S.-sponsored wars, coups, and blockades across the region.

What we are witnessing is a shift in regional dynamics. Yemen’s resilience, backed by growing alliances with other anti-imperialist actors like Iran and Russia, signals a potential rebalancing of power in West Asia. The Yemeni resistance is not acting in isolation but within a broader front that rejects the unipolar world order enforced through American warships and Israeli drones.

As tensions rise, the message from Sanaa remains clear: security in the Red Sea and beyond cannot be divorced from justice in Gaza. The region will no longer accept the selective morality of the so-called international community. Resistance, maritime, ballistic, and political, is no longer the exception, but the new rule.