A missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels towards Israel on Sunday landed near Ben Gurion Airport, the country’s main international airport, sending a plume of smoke into the air and causing panic among passengers in the terminal building.

Six people were injured after a Houthi ballistic missile struck inside the territory of Israel 's Ben Gurion Airport. The attack took place on Sunday morning and forced the airport to close its airspace. The missile launched from Yemen hit a grove adjacent to an access road inside the airport's perimeter.

Panic gripped Israel's Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday when a missile launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck near the country's