Israeli security forces are tracking Houthi aircraft landings in Jordan, including at Aqaba's King Hussein airport near Eilat, as part of ongoing threat mapping, Moriah Asraf and Doron Kadosh report on Army Radio. The Shin Bet chief has warned of a potential terror attack on Eilat, though the agency says there is no specific intelligence on an imminent plot.
Israeli security agencies are actively monitoring landings of Houthi-affiliated aircraft in Jordan, Israeli media reported Tuesday morning. According to a report by Moriah Asraf and Doron Kadosh on Army Radio (Galei Tzahal), the primary destination for Yemenia Airways' rare flights from Sanaa is Amman's international airport — Jordan being the only country in the region that permits direct Houthi landings. Additional concern focuses on the King Hussein International Airport near Aqaba, situated close to the Israeli city of Eilat and Ramon Airport in the Negev. Israeli security forces track those flights, the report said.
The monitoring is part of a broader intelligence effort driven by Shin Bet Director Ronen Zini's assessment that Eilat could face an October 7-style ground infiltration, possibly with Houthi assistance — as The Zioneer reported earlier this week. The Shin Bet has stressed that no concrete, actionable intelligence about an imminent attack currently exists, and the tracking constitutes threat mapping and analysis shared by senior defense officials.
Houthi aircraft landing in Jordan grant the Iran-backed group physical proximity to the Israeli border, heightening defense establishment concerns about the potential for a large-scale terror operation against the southern port city, a critical tourism and strategic hub.
Open questions remain about the scope of Houthi operational capability inside Jordan and the extent to which Amman is cooperating with Israeli requests for tighter restrictions.
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