Houthi-fired missile hits near Israel's main airport

JERUSALEM, May 04 (BBC): A missile fired from Yemen landed near the main terminal of Israel's Ben Gurion airport on Sunday morning, Israeli authorities said.

Unverified footage posted online appeared to show drivers on a road nearby pulled over to take cover as a projectile lands, creating a plume of black smoke near the airport, which is on the outskirts of Tel Aviv.

Four people were injured by the blast, with another two injured on their way to a shelter, Israeli media reported, citing emergency services.

Israel's defence minister, Israel Katz, said in a statement: "Anyone who hits us, we will hit them seven times stronger".

Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said in a televised statement that the Israeli airport was "no longer safe for air travel". The airport has now reopened to flights, after temporarily halting them.