Moment of Israeli strike on Sanaa airport tower

STORY: :: Video shows the moment the airport tower at Yemen’s Sanaa airport was hit by an Israeli strike

:: December 26, 2024

:: Sanaa, Yemen

The footage showed different views of the explosion and planes on the airport tarmac, with people beside the plane. A caption read in Arabic: “The wounding of the co-pilot of the (United) Nations plane”.

Reuters was able to confirm the location by the control tower, building, trees and utility poles seen in the video which matched file and satellite imagery of the area. The planes seen in the video match the jets in Reuters aftermath footage from the airport after the strike. The date was verified by the Reuters aftermath footage and the reports of a strike on the airport on Thursday (December 26).

The Israeli strikes on Yemen came after Houthis repeatedly fired drones and missiles toward Israel in what they describe as acts of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

The Houthi-controlled Saba News Agency said three people died in the strikes on the airport and three were killed in Hodeidah, with 40 others wounded in the attacks.