A missile launched by the Houthi rebels in Yemen struck near the main terminal of Israel’s airport close to Tel Aviv, reports detailed Sunday morning.
The strike, which was not intercepted by the Israeli military, temporarily paused flights, but there were no immediate reports of fatalities, The New York Times reported.
The Israel Defense Force (IDF) shared online that sirens sounded across the region “due to a projectile launch from Yemen.” The IDF is investigating the failure to intercept the strike.
The military said several attempts were made to intercept the Houthis’ missile, but the missile struck near the Ben-Gurion International Airport, the Times reported.
Israeli media reported that there were eight injured in the missile strike.
Footage online showed the moment the missile hit in a grassy area within the airport’s perimeter.
While the airport halted flights for about an hour, the departures and arrivals are moving forward as planned, the airport said in a statement on its website.
The outlet noted that the Houthis claimed responsibility for the strike after military spokesperson Yahya Saree said in a televised statement that the strike was a warning that the airport was “no longer safe for air travel.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called an immediate meeting of his security cabinet following the strike. Israel Katz, the defense minister, said there would be a response from the IDF.
“Whoever harms us will be harmed by us sevenfold,” Katz said in a statement to multiple outlets.