A Houthi drone hit the arrivals hall at Ramon Airport in southern Israel, the Israeli military and the Israel Airports Authority said Sunday. No sirens were sounded, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said, adding that the incident was under review.
It is rare for sirens not to warn of incoming projectiles in Israel, which has a multi-layered system to defend against missiles and drones. The vast majority of drones fired by the Houthis in Yemen have been intercepted before striking Israel.
A spokesperson for the Israel Airports Authority said the southern airspace over Ramon Airport closed to aircraft traffic, but the airport reopened after about 90 minutes. Ramon Airport is one of the few international airports in Israel, primarily serving the city of Eilat at the southern tip of the country.
Videos shared on social media showed shattered windows and glass-covered floors at the airport’s arrival hall.
Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s emergency response service, said that they received a report at 2:35 p.m. local time about a drone that fell in the Ramon Airport area. MDA said two people sustained minor injuries as a result of the attack.
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