A Houthi ballistic missile that struck Sunday morning near Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport has prompted a stern warning from the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The impact created a hole dozens of meters in diameter and depth, according to police. pic.twitter.com/C0zQGECoWy

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“There will be blows” in response to the attack, Netanyahu vowed Sunday.

“We are acting against them,” Netanyahu said concerning previous Israeli military operations against the Houthis in Yemen.

“We have acted in the past and we will act in the future. I cannot detail everything. The U.S., in coordination with us, is also acting against them. It’ s not a one-and-done – but there will be blows.”

The moment of impact near Ben Gurion Airport pic.twitter.com/thKRiWUSjw

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The Israeli leader also reposted a March message from U.S. President Donald Trump, and added, “President Trump is absolutely right! Attacks by the Houthis emanate from Iran. Israel will respond to the Houthi attack against our main airport AND, at a time and place of our choosing, to their Iranian terror masters.”

Trump had earlier indicated: “Let nobody be fooled! The hundreds of attacks being made by Houthi, the sinister mobsters and thugs based in Yemen, who are hated by the Yemeni people, all emanate from, and are created by, IRAN.”

“Every shot fired by the Houthis will be looked upon, from this point forward, as being a shot fired from the weapons and leadership of IRAN, and IRAN will be held responsible, and suffer the consequences, and those consequences will be dire!”

Dramatic video of Sunday’s missile strike was captured from several angles, as six people were lightly to moderately wounded, and departures and arrivals were temporarily disrupted at the airport.

Near Ben Gurion Airport pic.twitter.com/SaS5OdN5IY

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Air-raid sirens were triggered across central Israel, including in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and the Shfela/Judaean Foothills.

🚨Sirens sounded across Israel due to a projectile launch from Yemen pic.twitter.com/ZxgypYMEJp

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The Israel Defense Forces indicated numerous attempts were made to intercept the missile before it struck the ground.

JNS noted: “The U.S.-made THAAD system attempted to intercept the missile but failed, as did Israel’s Arrow system, Channel 14 military correspondent Hillel Bitton Rosen reported.”

Defense Minister Israel Katz stated: “Anyone who targets us will face a response seven times as strong.”

⚠️ Footage from the site of the Houthi missile strike at Ben Gurion Airport reveals a large crater left by the impact.

In a brief statement following the attack, Defense Minister Israel Katz declared, “Anyone who targets us will face a response seven times as strong.” pic.twitter.com/OewwBRe2L0

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Benny Gantz, chairman of Israel’s National Unity Party, also blamed Iran rather than Yemen for the assault.

“This is not Yemen – this is Iran. It is Iran that is firing ballistic missiles at the State of Israel, and it must bear responsibility,” Gantz wrote on X.