Flights resumed at Yemen’s Sanaa International Airport on Saturday, over a week after Israeli air-strikes severely damaged the facility. The May 6 strike, in retaliation for a Houthi missile attack near Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, destroyed the terminal, created craters on the runway, and damaged six aircraft, including three belonging to Yemenia, the national carrier. A Yemenia flight from Amman carrying 136 passengers landed in Sanaa, with three more flights scheduled the same day — marking a cautious return to operations.

The Israeli military has since launched strikes on Yemen’s Red Sea ports of Hodeidah and Salif, targeting Houthi military assets in a sharp escalation of hostilities. The Houthis, aligned with Hamas and backed by Iran, have regularly fired missiles and drones at Israel since the Gaza war began.