Overview
- The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed Khorramshahr-4 missiles were aimed at Ben Gurion Airport and the nearby Israeli Air Force 27th Squadron base.
- Israel’s Arrow and David’s Sling defenses reportedly intercepted most missiles, with debris and near impacts recorded around the airport.
- Several private aircraft at a civilian airfield near Ben Gurion were damaged, with social media claims of three jets destroyed that remain unverified.
- The Israel Defense Forces said Ben Gurion’s main runways remain operable for emergency and government-authorized flights.
- Recent tarmac footage showed U.S. Air Force KC-135 tankers alongside commercial jets, underscoring expanded cooperation since Operation Epic Fury and overshadowing a repatriation reopening capped at 9,000 passengers per day.