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When Israel was attacked, Air India flight was in Jordan’s air space.
Israel’s busiest airport, Ben Gurian International Airport, was attacked by Iran -backed Huti rebels on Sunday morning with a ballistic missile. Due to this attack, the flight AI139 of Air India going from Delhi to Tel Aviv had to divert Abu Dhabi.
There was only one hour left in the aircraft landing at the time of the attack. According to the flight tracking website flightradar24, the aircraft was in Jordan’s airspace at that time. According to reports, there were about 300 people in the plane.
Air India has confirmed that the flight made a safe landing in Abu Dhabi and will be returned to Delhi soon. AI India has said that passengers who have booked tickets for flights between 3 to 6 May 2025 will be given the option to change their tickets or to get the entire money back.
Flights at the airport stayed for about 30 minutes after the attack, but the normal situation was later restored.
8 injured in missile attack, 1 serious
The missile damaged a road and a vehicle in the airport premises. The Israeli army has admitted that their defense system failed to stop the missile. It is being verified. 8 people have been injured in this attack.
Huti rebels claimed responsibility for the attack and claimed that the attack on Gaza has been carried out against Israel’s military operations and the blockade continued since March 2022.
Huti spokesperson Yahya Sara said that the ‘Palestine-2 hypersonic ballistic missile’ was used in the attack. This distinguished Israel’s air defense system. However, the Israeli army has rejected the claim of hypersonic missile.
Earlier, Huti rebels targeted the Israeli airport 3 times in 48 hours in March. However, all the attacks were stopped with the help of Israeli air defense system.
Israeli PM convened emergency meeting
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has warned to respond to the attack. He said, “Who will harm us, we will answer him 7 times.” Katj said that we will have the same result with Huti that we have done with Hamas and Hizbullah.
After the missile attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has also called a special meeting. In this meeting, Netanyahu will discuss with the officials of the Israeli Defense Force about what action should be taken against the Huti rebels.
Israel has been avoiding retaliation on Yemen even after the attack of Huki fighters.
Huti rebels attack more than 250 attacks on Israel
Huti rebels have carried out around 250 attacks on Israel from October 2023 to May 2025. These attacks have occurred with ballistic missiles and drones. Most of the attacks have been stopped by Israel, while some attacks have caused limited damage to Israel. It is claimed that Iran has given these weapons received by Huti rebels. However, Iran always denies this.
Huti rebels have carried out more than 100 attacks on Israel and its associated ships in the sea. This has affected global trade. Huti has been avoiding strictness on the rebels compared to Israel, Hamas and Hizbullah. At the same time, America is continuously running a military operation against this organization.
America is running an operation against Huti rebels
For the first time after Donald Trump became President, on March 15, the US Army launched an airplane on Huti rebels in Yemen. 31 people died in the attack. These included women and children along with Huti rebels. Whereas, 101 people were injured.
Regarding this strike, Trump wrote on social media- Huti terrorists, your time is over. America will raise such havoc on you from the sky, which would never have seen before.
Since then, America has been continuously attacking Huki rebels in Yemen. Last month, 74 people died in an air strike, while more than 100 people were injured.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that in the last 18 months, Huti rebels have attacked the US Navy 174 times and targeted commercial ships 145 times.
Who is Huki Rebel
- In 2014, the civil war began in Yemen over the Shia-Sunni dispute in Yemen. The Shia rebels opened a front against the Sunni government. It was led by President Abdarbu Mansoor Hadi.
- Hadi took power in February 2012 from former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has been in power for a long time after the Arab revolution. Hadi was struggling to bring stability amidst changes in the country. At the same time, the army was torn down and the separatist Huti mobilized to the south.
- Iran and Saudi Arabia also jumped into this civil war in the race to dominate Arab countries. On one hand, the Huti rebels got the support of the Shia -dominated country Iran. So the government to the Sunni -dominated country of Saudi Arabia.
- On seeing this, rebels, known as Huti, captured a large part of the country. In 2015, the situation became such that the rebels forced the entire government to go into exile.
- Huti rebels have turned into a trend fighter party thanks to the support from Iran. Huti rebels have modern weapons and even their helicopters.
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