Yemen Monitor / Newsroom:
Israeli allegations have circulated regarding the possibility of using Yemenia Airways flights to carry out a potential attack on the city of Eilat. However, a Yemeni official denied these claims, stressing that facts on the ground do not support them.
The Israeli Occupation Army Radio reported on Tuesday that Israel is monitoring the landing of Yemenia Airways planes in Jordan, based on estimates indicating that the Houthi group controls the company and manages its flights. According to the radio station, this comes within the framework of warnings issued by David Zini, the head of the Israeli Internal Security Service (Shin Bet), regarding the possibility of Eilat facing an attack similar to the October 7, 2023 attack—warnings that the newspaper “Haaretz” had previously disclosed.
In contrast, an official Yemeni source denied, in statements to the “Al-Araby Al-Jadeed” newspaper, any Houthi control over Yemenia Airways flights, confirming that flights between Sana’a and Amman have been suspended since May 2025 following Israeli airstrikes that targeted Sana’a Airport and led to the destruction of planes belonging to the company.
The source explained that the management of Yemenia Airways is subordinate to the internationally recognized Yemeni government based in Aden, denying the validity of Israeli allegations regarding Houthi management of the company or control over its operations.
According to the same source, the flights operated by Yemenia to Jordan depart from Aden Airport and land at Queen Alia International Airport in Amman, confirming that the company has no flights to King Hussein Airport near the city of Aqaba, contrary to what was reported by Israeli media.
He added that the only flights currently departing from Sana’a to Amman are limited to aircraft belonging to the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross, which transport humanitarian delegations and relief aid.
For its part, the Israeli Occupation Army Radio quoted sources in the “Shin Bet” as saying that there is no specific intelligence information supporting these fears at the present time, and that what is being circulated falls within the scope of assessments and analyses of potential threat scenarios.
“Haaretz” newspaper had reported that the head of the “Shin Bet” placed the possibility of Eilat being subjected to a coordinated attack among the agency’s security priorities, considering that the city represents a weak point due to its geographical location.
The newspaper indicated that he recently conducted a secret field tour in the city, accompanied by an intelligence team, to assess potential security gaps.
At the same time, “Haaretz” revealed that there is skepticism within some Israeli security circles regarding the intelligence foundations on which these estimates are based, quoting a senior security official as saying that many working in the security establishment do not know of concrete intelligence information supporting these scenarios, considering them closer to theoretical estimates than confirmed threats.
