As Houthi front heats up, a serious test awaits the IDF in Gaza

Eyal Zamirsunday, army chief Lieutenant General

This week we are issuing tens of thousands of orders to our reservists to intensify and expand our operation in Gaza,

Zamir said in a statement

Security staff immediately asked hundreds of passengers to take shelter, some in bunkers,

the AFP journalist said

Yair Hezronisenior israeli police commander

You can see the area just behind us: a crater was formed here, several dozen meters wide and several dozen meters deep,

central Israel's police chief, Yair Hezroni, said in the video

This is the first time" that a missile has directly struck inside the airport perimeter

an Israeli military spokesperson told AFP

It is crazy to say but since October 7 we are used to this,

said the 50-year-old, who did not want to be named, referring to the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that sparked the Gaza war