06
May 2025
11:50 UTC
Yemen & Israel Alert: IDF issues evacuation order for Sanaa International Airport during afternoon hours on May 6; avoid all travel
Current Situation:
- The Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) Arabic-language spokesperson called to evacuate the Sanaa International Airport, as of the afternoon hours (local time) of May 6.
- The announcement urges all civilians in the marked site to evacuate immediately for their own safety.
Source: Avichay Adraee
Recommendations:
Yemen
- Those residing or operating in Sanaa on May 6 are advised to avoid all travel to Sanaa International Airport due to the evacuation order and the likelihood of airstrikes in the region.
- Those operating or residing in Yemen are advised to avoid the vicinity of any government, military, or strategic civilian infrastructure in Houthi-held areas over the coming hours and days due to the potential of additional retaliatory strikes against such facilities. This includes power plants, maritime ports, and the Sanaa International Airport.
- Continue to monitor regional events related to the Israel-Hamas conflict, given their corresponding link to the Houthi campaign at sea.
Israel
- Travel to Israel may continue while adhering to all security precautions regarding armed conflict, militancy, and civil unrest. Contact us at intel@max-security.com or +44 20-3540-0434 for itinerary-based travel recommendations.
- MAX Security has strong on-ground capabilities in Israel, including secure transportation, provision of safe havens, and contingency consultation and planning. Contact us at operations@max-security.com or +44 20-3540-0434.
- Adhere to all Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Home Front Command (HFC) guidelines regarding early warning sirens for incoming rockets. We advise downloading “Color Red” alert applications and websites, such as “Tzofar”, “Tzeva Adom,” and “Cumta-Red Alerts to receive timely alerts.
During Color Red sirens
- When a Color Red siren is sounded: If a designated shelter exists, immediately go there. In “Mamads” (Residential Protected Rooms), make sure to lock the outer steel window of the room (and not only the glass window), as well as the steel door of the safe area, to ensure safety.
- Approach the safe area calmly and remain cognizant of the fact that many injuries occur when people run to the shelter panicked.
- If such a designated Mamad does not exist, go to a room with as few external walls, windows, and openings as possible, sit on the floor below the window line, and near an internal wall.
- In an open area, lay on the ground and cover your head with your hands.
- When driving, safely pull over and follow the above instructions.
- Remain in the shelter for at least ten minutes following the sounding of Color Red sirens due to the risk of falling shrapnel and fragments.
COUNTRY RISK LEVEL
Extreme
AFFECTED AREA
Sanaa
INCIDENT RISK LEVEL
Extreme
STRENGTH OF SOURCE
Confirmed
Current Situation:
- The Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) Arabic-language spokesperson called to evacuate the Sanaa International Airport, as of the afternoon hours (local time) of May 6.
- The announcement urges all civilians in the marked site to evacuate immediately for their own safety.
Source: Avichay Adraee
Recommendations:
Yemen
- Those residing or operating in Sanaa on May 6 are advised to avoid all travel to Sanaa International Airport due to the evacuation order and the likelihood of airstrikes in the region.
- Those operating or residing in Yemen are advised to avoid the vicinity of any government, military, or strategic civilian infrastructure in Houthi-held areas over the coming hours and days due to the potential of additional retaliatory strikes against such facilities. This includes power plants, maritime ports, and the Sanaa International Airport.
- Continue to monitor regional events related to the Israel-Hamas conflict, given their corresponding link to the Houthi campaign at sea.
Israel
- Travel to Israel may continue while adhering to all security precautions regarding armed conflict, militancy, and civil unrest. Contact us at intel@max-security.com or +44 20-3540-0434 for itinerary-based travel recommendations.
- MAX Security has strong on-ground capabilities in Israel, including secure transportation, provision of safe havens, and contingency consultation and planning. Contact us at operations@max-security.com or +44 20-3540-0434.
- Adhere to all Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Home Front Command (HFC) guidelines regarding early warning sirens for incoming rockets. We advise downloading “Color Red” alert applications and websites, such as “Tzofar”, “Tzeva Adom,” and “Cumta-Red Alerts to receive timely alerts.
During Color Red sirens
- When a Color Red siren is sounded: If a designated shelter exists, immediately go there. In “Mamads” (Residential Protected Rooms), make sure to lock the outer steel window of the room (and not only the glass window), as well as the steel door of the safe area, to ensure safety.
- Approach the safe area calmly and remain cognizant of the fact that many injuries occur when people run to the shelter panicked.
- If such a designated Mamad does not exist, go to a room with as few external walls, windows, and openings as possible, sit on the floor below the window line, and near an internal wall.
- In an open area, lay on the ground and cover your head with your hands.
- When driving, safely pull over and follow the above instructions.
- Remain in the shelter for at least ten minutes following the sounding of Color Red sirens due to the risk of falling shrapnel and fragments.