Israel said the bombing of the airport, which was targeted for the second time this month, had destroyed the last plane used by the Iran-backed Houthi militia.

Several foreign airlines halted service to Ben Gurion International Airport earlier this month after a Houthi-fired ballistic missile struck within the airport grounds. As a result, most Israelis now rely on the national carrier El Al and smaller airlines Arkia and Israir for international flights.

Israel will have to settle for sending it jets every few weeks to hit what’s left of the economic infrastructure in the beggared Houthi-controlled parts of Yemen.