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Striking by Air\u2014and Online<\/strong>
\nJust minutes after today\u2019s (Tuesday) Israeli Air Force strike on Sana\u2019a International Airport, Google updated the airport\u2019s status to \u201cPermanently Closed.\u201d The update appeared almost instantly in search results, offering a digital seal of finality to the blow dealt to one of the Houthi regime\u2019s most critical infrastructure sites.<\/p>\n

The IDF Takes Out Sana\u2019a Airport<\/strong>
\nThe strike was carried out in response to a ballistic missile launch toward Ben Gurion Airport. Israeli Air Force fighter jets destroyed runways, a control tower, the main terminal, and aircraft parked on the ground. Simultaneously, power stations and a concrete plant\u2014used by the Houthis for constructing military infrastructure such as tunnels and firing positions\u2014were also targeted.<\/p>\n

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According to the IDF Spokesperson\u2019s statement, these were strategic targets exploited by the Houthi regime for military purposes, under the guise of civilian use: \u201cThe Air Force struck and destroyed terror infrastructure in the Sana\u2019a area and fully disabled the airport,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n

The airport, the IDF added, was used to transfer weapons and operatives, making it a key component in the growth of the terror regime.<\/p>\n

Strategic Infrastructure and Economic Disruption<\/strong>
\nThe attack on the airport, and on power stations such as Haziz and Dhahban, was meant, according to the IDF, to prevent the Houthis from using civilian infrastructure for terrorism and to disrupt the group\u2019s economy. Widespread power outages were reported across most of the Yemeni capital, along with panic and evacuations of staff even before the strike began.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The airport in Sana\u2019a was disabled by an Israeli airstrike\u2014and quickly disappeared from Google. 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