Air Strike

28
May 2025
7:42 UTC

Israel & Yemen Alert: IDF confirms airstrike on Houthi-controlled Sana’a International Airport on May 28; continue avoiding all travel to site

Current Situation:

  • During the morning hours (local time) on May 28, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated that an airstrike “recently” targeted the Houthi-controlled Sana’a International Airport in Yemen.
  • Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz reportedly asserted that the recent strikes eliminated the Houthis’ last operational aircraft.
  • He further added that Yemeni ports would remain targets of intensified Israeli airstrikes, and that Sanaa’s airport, as well as other strategic infrastructure used by the Houthi movement, would continue to be repeatedly struck.

Source: IDF

Recommendations:

Yemen

  1. Those operating or residing in Yemen are advised to avoid the vicinity of strategic civilian infrastructure in Houthi-held areas over the coming days and weeks due to the potential for additional Israeli strikes against such facilities.
  2. Avoid all travel to Yemen due to the volatile security environment and underlying risk of armed conflict, terrorism, crime, kidnappings, and unrest.

Israel

  1. Travel to Israel may continue while adhering to all security precautions regarding armed conflict, militancy, and civil unrest.
  2. 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

  1. 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.
  2. Approach the safe area calmly and remain cognizant of the fact that many injuries occur when people run to the shelter panicked.
  3. 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.
  4. In an open area, lay on the ground and cover your head with your hands.
  5. When driving, safely pull over and follow the above instructions.
  6. 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 Sana'a International Airport; Yemen
INCIDENT RISK LEVEL Extreme
STRENGTH OF SOURCE Confirmed

Current Situation:

  • During the morning hours (local time) on May 28, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated that an airstrike “recently” targeted the Houthi-controlled Sana’a International Airport in Yemen.
  • Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz reportedly asserted that the recent strikes eliminated the Houthis’ last operational aircraft.
  • He further added that Yemeni ports would remain targets of intensified Israeli airstrikes, and that Sanaa’s airport, as well as other strategic infrastructure used by the Houthi movement, would continue to be repeatedly struck.

Source: IDF

Recommendations:

Yemen

  1. Those operating or residing in Yemen are advised to avoid the vicinity of strategic civilian infrastructure in Houthi-held areas over the coming days and weeks due to the potential for additional Israeli strikes against such facilities.
  2. Avoid all travel to Yemen due to the volatile security environment and underlying risk of armed conflict, terrorism, crime, kidnappings, and unrest.

Israel

  1. Travel to Israel may continue while adhering to all security precautions regarding armed conflict, militancy, and civil unrest.
  2. 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

  1. 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.
  2. Approach the safe area calmly and remain cognizant of the fact that many injuries occur when people run to the shelter panicked.
  3. 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.
  4. In an open area, lay on the ground and cover your head with your hands.
  5. When driving, safely pull over and follow the above instructions.
  6. 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 Sana'a International Airport; Yemen
INCIDENT RISK LEVEL Extreme
STRENGTH OF SOURCE Confirmed