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Drone launched from Yemen strikes arrivals hall at Ramon Airport near Eilat; Houthis claim attack
Current state
On Sunday 7 September 2025 a drone launched from Yemen struck the arrivals hall at Israel's Ramon Airport near the Red Sea city of Eilat, injuring two people and halting takeoffs and landings for about two hours. The Houthis claimed responsibility. The Israeli military said its systems detected the drone but did not classify it as hostile, so interception and alert systems were not activated.
Evidence states
| Drone presence | reported · sources [1], [2] |
|---|---|
| Impact | confirmed · sources [1], [2] |
| Attribution | claimed · sources [1], [2] |
Takeoffs and landings were halted for around two hours and the airport later reopened for full operations. Israel's ambulance service said a 63-year-old man was injured by shrapnel and a 52-year-old woman was hurt, with Haaretz reporting she was injured after she fell; others received treatment for panic attacks. Airline Arkia said its aircraft were undamaged.
The Israeli military, the Airports Authority and the national ambulance service all described a drone from Yemen that fell in the arrivals hall area, and the Houthi spokesperson claimed the strike. Israeli Army Radio reported that a preliminary investigation indicated the drone had not been spotted by the air force's detection systems at all, which differs from the military's statement that it was detected but not classified as hostile.
Claims
2 sources · 4 original statements. Sources that repeat the same statement count once.
| Claim and source passage | Original source | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Reuters reported the airport was briefly shut after a drone launched from Yemen struck the arrivals hall, injuring two people. “Israel's Ramon Airport near the southern city of Eilat was briefly shut on Sunday after a drone launched from Yemen struck the arrivals hall, injuring two people, officials said.” [2] | Israeli officials, as reported by Reuters (relayed) | supports: Official statements by a party to the conflict, with no independent verification cited. |
| Takeoffs and landings were halted for around two hours while the military investigated the crash of a drone launched from Yemen. “Takeoffs and landings at the airport were halted for around two hours as the Israeli military said it was investigating the crash of a drone that was launched from Yemen” [2] | Israeli military, as reported by Reuters (relayed) | supports: Operational disruption confirmed by the airport authority's reopening statement. |
| The Israeli military said the drone was detected but not classified as hostile, so interception and alert systems were not activated. “The Israeli military said in a statement posted on Telegram that the drone was detected by Israeli Air Force systems but was not classified as a hostile drone.” [2] | Israeli military (relayed) | supports: Differs from the Army Radio report that the drone was not spotted at all. |
| The ambulance service said a 63-year-old man and a 52-year-old woman were injured by shrapnel. “Israel's national ambulance service Magen David Adom said a 63-year-old man and a 52-year-old woman were injured by shrapnel and were being evacuated to receive medical treatment.” [2] | Magen David Adom, Israel's national ambulance service (relayed) | supports: Al Jazeera, citing Haaretz and rescue services, says the woman was injured after she fell. |
| The Houthi military spokesperson said a drone targeted Ramon Airport and directly hit it, causing it to shut down. “A drone targeted Ramon Airport, which, by Allah’s grace, directly hit the airport and caused the airport to shut down and halt air traffic” [1] | Houthi military spokesperson (relayed) | supports: Claim of responsibility by a party to the conflict, broadcast in a statement. |
Not established
How the drone evaded classification as a threat, the drone type, and whether other drones in the Houthi operation reached southern Israel; the military said it had intercepted three drones launched from Yemen and did not elaborate on the status of the third.
The Houthi military spokesperson claimed that a drone directly hit the airport and said airports inside occupied Palestine would be continuously targeted. Israel's military said the drone was launched from Yemen.
Chronology
- 07 Sep 2025: A drone launched from Yemen struck the arrivals hall at Ramon Airport; takeoffs and landings were halted for about two hours. [2]
- 07 Sep 2025: The Houthi military spokesperson claimed the strike and vowed to escalate attacks on Israeli airports. [1]
- 07 Sep 2025: The Airports Authority said the airport had reopened for full operations after safety checks and final approval from the Air Force. [2]
Sources
- Al Jazeera: Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for drone attack on Israeli airport (2025-09-07, source family: houthi-military-spokesperson)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/7/israeli-military-says-drone-launched-from-yemen-hits-airport-arrivals-hall - Onmanorama (Reuters report): Yemen's Houthis claim drone attack on Israel's Ramon Airport; operations resume after brief shutdown (2025-09-08, source family: israeli-airports-authority)
https://www.onmanorama.com/news/world/2025/09/08/israel-ramon-airport-drone-attack.amp.html
How to cite
DroneLedger. “Drone launched from Yemen strikes arrivals hall at Ramon Airport near Eilat; Houthis claim attack.” Dossier ramon-airport-drone-strike-2025-09-07, revision 1, updated 12 Oct 2026. https://droneincidents.com/incident/ramon-airport-drone-strike-2025-09-07/v1/
Editorial changes
- Revision 1 (2026-10-12): Curated dossier created after checking the cited sources line by line.
Evidence states: confirmed = established by the cited evidence; reported = stated by a source, not independently established; inconclusive; debunked; unknown. A claim by a party to a conflict remains a claim. Methodology: https://droneincidents.com/methodology/