The attack on Netanyahu, the announcement of the suspension of air transport throughout Israel
Last Updated on September 30, 2024 6:27 am
Yemen launched a missile attack on Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in retaliation for the assassination of Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrullah. Because of this, the Israeli government announced the closure of its airspace until October 31 and canceled all flights with Europe.
Israeli media reported on Sunday that airspace over the occupied territories was closed and all flights with Europe were canceled until October 31.
Earlier, in a statement, the spokesman of the Yemeni armed forces, Brigadier General Yahya Sari, said that a missile was fired at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport.
He said, a domestic ballistic missile called ‘Palestine-2’ was launched from Yemen at the airport in Tel Aviv. When Israel’s criminal Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stepped into the airport after returning from the United States.
General Sari said in the statement, “We fired Palestine-2 ballistic missiles at Ben Gurion Airport during Netanyahu’s arrival”.
He also said that this attack was carried out as a revenge for the killing of Hassan Nasrallah. Since this incident, Israel has canceled all flights from the occupied territories to Europe and from Europe to the occupied territories.
In this regard, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency said in a statement, “The European Commission and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) are closely monitoring the situation in West Asia and the impact of the recent military conflict.” An increase in air attacks and deterioration of the security situation in the region has been observed. which affects the safety of air transport over occupied Palestine and Lebanon’.
Due to such a situation, according to senior officials, there is a risk of escalation of war situation in the region, which is a concern for the safety of civil aviation.
Source: Meher News Agency