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Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Houthi drone evades defenses, smashes into Ramon Airport terminal in south; one slightly hurt

2025-09-08

[IsraelTimes] Military investigating how explosive-laden UAV from Yemen flew in undetected; Air Force shot down three other drones on Egyptian border minutes before the airport impact

A drone launched by Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
’s Iran's Houthi sock puppets

...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews They like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him...
rebels evaded Israeli air defenses and smashed into the Ramon Airport terminal in southern Israel on Sunday, the Israeli military said, adding that it was investigating why it had failed to detect the explosive-laden aircraft.

A 63-year-old man was lightly injured by shrapnel from the blast, according to the Magen David Adom ambulance service. The man, along with a woman who fell over while running from the scene, was taken to Yoseftal Medical Center in Eilat for treatment. Several other people required treatment for acute anxiety, MDA added.

The unmanned aerial vehicle struck the passenger terminal at the airport north of Eilat, causing damage, according to airport authorities.

Images from the scene showed shattered glass and debris at an area where baggage is screened. A thick pall of black smoke rose over the terminal and people could be seen running for cover.

No sirens were activated. According to a preliminary probe in the Israeli Air Force, the UAV was not detected before it hit the airport, and therefore no sirens sounded.

The IDF said the incident was under further investigation and "the details are being looked into."

Israel briefly closed the airspace over the airport following the attack. Several hours later, the IAA said Ramon Airport resumed full operations for both takeoffs and landings.

While designated as an international airport, nearly all flights to and from Ramon are domestic. During the war in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
, thousands of Paleostinians — including patients, maimed individuals, and their family members — have been evacuated from the Strip via Ramon Airport for medical treatment abroad.

The attack on Ramon Airport came shortly after the military said the Israeli Air Force shot down three other Houthi drones that had set off warning sirens in several communities on the Egyptian border.

Two of the drones were intercepted before crossing Israel’s borders, and the third was shot down after entering Israeli airspace via Egypt, according to the IDF.

Footage showed an Israeli Air Force helicopter downing one of the drones.

Footage shows the moment one of the Houthi drones was shot down over the Egyptian border by an Israeli Air Force helicopter a short while ago.

From Israel National News, courtesy of Grom:

The Houthi terrorist rebels launched four UAVs on Sunday from Yemen at Israel on Sunday, one of which struck Ramon International Airport north of Eilat.

According to the IDF, three of the drones were intercepted, two of which were outside prior to crossing into Israeli territory. Sirens were sounded in accordance with protocol.

Interception debris fell outside a community on the Egypt border, within the Ramat Negev Regional Council. No injuries or damage were reported.

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