A source within Yemen's Ansar Allah movement, widely known as the Houthis, has told Newsweek the group possesses new weapons capable of enforcing a newly announced "aerial siege" against Israel, whose military said it's on high alert to thwart all emerging threats to the nation's skies following a weekend attack on its busiest airport.

The rare hit near Ben Gurion Airport came ahead of a vote by Israel’s security cabinet to expand ground operations in Gaza.

The Iran-aligned Houthis claimed responsibility for a missile strike on Sunday that hit near Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport, the latest in a string of attacks, saying they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to retaliate.