On May 28, local time, CCTV reporters said they heard two explosions from the direction of Sana'a International Airport in Yemen's capital. Later, a senior official of the Yemeni Houthi armed forces confirmed to CCTV reporters that Israel launched an air strike on Sana'a International Airport in Yemen's capital that morning, destroying a Yemeni Airlines passenger plane. This is also the only civilian airliner that is still under the control of the Houthi armed forces and can operate. Israeli Defense Minister Katz confirmed on the same day that the Israeli army launched an air strike on Sana'a Airport in Yemen.