The Houthi-controlled Sanaa International Airport in Yemen has suspended all flights until further notice, its director announced, after suffering “extensive damage” from Israel’s attack on Tuesday. According to reports, Israel’s attack destroyed the passenger hall, terminals, a supply facility, and six aircraft, including three belonging to Yemen’s national airline, which is now left with only one plane, which is currently in Oman.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday hinted at a major announcement expected in the coming days, describing it as “as big as it gets” but stopping short of revealing any details. Speaking alongside Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during a White House meeting, Trump described the forthcoming development as “really positive” and suggested it could be unveiled as soon as Thursday, though he also floated Friday or Monday as possible dates. “It’s a very, very, very big announcement to make… like as big as it gets,” Trump told reporters, offering no further clues. The president is scheduled to depart soon for a high-stakes trip to the Middle East, adding further intrigue to the timing of the mystery announcement.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he’s ordering a halt to nearly two months of U.S. airstrikes on Yemen’s Houthis, saying the Iran-backed rebels have indicated that “they don’t want to fight anymore” and have pledged to stop attacking ships along a vital global trade route. “We’re going to stop the bombing of the Houthis, effective immediately,” Trump said at the start of his Oval Office meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Trump said the Houthis had indicated to U.S. officials that “they don’t want to fight anymore. They just don’t want to fight.

The IDF on Tuesday afternoon issued a warning to evacuate the area of Yemen’s Sanaa International Airport. IDF spokesperson in Arabic Avichay Adraee wrote on X: “Urgent warning to all those present in the Sana’a International Airport area, as shown in the attached map.” “We call upon you to evacuate the airport area – Sana’a International Airport – immediately and warn everyone in your vicinity of the need to evacuate this area immediately.” “Failure to evacuate and move away from the place exposes you to danger.” The move follows Israel’s airstrikes on the Hodeidah port in Yemen and a concrete factory on Monday in response to the Houthis’ attack on Ben Gurion Airport a day earlier. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)

Senior Houthi official Hazam al-Assad threatened revenge on Israel in a poorly translated Hebrew post following Israel’s airstrikes on the Hodeidah port in Yemen and a concrete factory on Monday in response to the Houthis’ attack on Ben Gurion Airport a day earlier. Al-Assad wrote on X in broken Hebrew that “the Zionist-American attack on the port of Al-Hodeidah and the concrete factory in Bajil is a vile crime that will not go unanswered. The blood of the civilians and workers will be the fuel for a harsh and unequivocal Yemeni response. We will continue to support Gaza with faith and determination and strike deep into the enemy and disrupt its movements until the aggression stops and the siege is lifted.

Multiple Orthodox Jewish passengers on Lufthansa flight LH1397 from Prague to Frankfurt tell YWN they were singled out and forced to check their carry-on luggage, while other passengers with larger bags were allowed to board without issue. The incident occurred Monday afternoon at Václav Havel Airport, shortly before the scheduled 2:30 PM departure. According to firsthand accounts, the passengers — identifiable by their religious attire — were approached at the gate and asked if they were comfortable sitting in the emergency exit row. Upon agreeing, they were immediately told their hand luggage would need to be checked, allegedly for failing to fit easily into the sizing rack.

New York Attorney General Letitia James is backing federal intervention in a case she says exposes “profoundly disturbing” discrimination against Orthodox Jews in the Town of Forestburgh, NY — a small Hudson Valley municipality now at the center of an explosive civil rights battle. In a letter sent Monday to the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Attorney General James threw her support behind federal involvement in Lost Lake Holdings, LLC v. Town of Forestburgh, a lawsuit alleging that town officials deliberately weaponized zoning laws and administrative red tape to block a major housing development intended for Chasidic Jewish families.

Explosions lit up the skies over the strategic Yemeni port city of Hodeidah Monday night, as Israeli warplanes launched a major retaliatory strike in response to a Houthi ballistic missile that landed near Ben Gurion Airport just a day earlier, injuring several civilians. Initial reports from Yemeni media surfaced before confirmation from Israeli officials, who later acknowledged that the Israel Air Force was conducting “targeted strikes” against Houthi targets in Hodeidah—a known stronghold for the Iran-backed militia group. The strikes are believed to be part of a coordinated operation with the United States, with Axios journalist Barak Ravid citing a senior U.S. official who said the assault was carried out “in concert” with American forces.

A senior defense official said on Monday afternoon that the IDF will begin preparing for the expanded military operation in Gaza but will not launch it until after US President Donald Trump concludes his visit to the Middle East. Trump is scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the US from May 13-16. The new operation has been named Operation Gideon’s Chariots. “Operation Gideon’s  Chariots, with the goal of defeating Hamas in Gaza and the release of all hostages, was unanimously approved by the security cabinet,” the official told the press.

Israel’s security cabinet unanimously approved a decision to expand the military operation in the Gaza Strip in light of the lack of progress in reaching a hostage release deal. The decision was made early Monday morning following a seven-hour overnight discussion. It should be noted that Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar did not attend the meeting, with his deputy attending in his place. According to a political source, the plan includes the conquest of the Strip, with IDF forces to remain in the Strip for an extended period. “The plan will include, among other things, the conquest of the Strip and holding the territories, moving the Gazan population south to protect them, denying Hamas the ability to distribute humanitarian supplies, and powerful attacks against Hamas,” the source said.