Tel Aviv, Sept. 7 -- A drone launched from Yemen struck the passenger hall at Ramon Airport near Eilat on Sunday, injuring one person with shrapnel and causing another to suffer a panic attack, Israeli officials said.

The Israel Defense Forces confirmed the strike and announced that airspace over the airport had been closed, with all takeoffs and landings suspended.

An IDF spokesman said the Air Force intercepted three drones approaching from Yemen during the day, with two destroyed before they crossed into Israeli territory. "Alerts were activated according to policy," the spokesman said. Sirens sounded shortly after 2 p.m. in several communities near the Egyptian border, including Nitzana, Kadesh Barnea, Khemin, and Be'er Milka. The H...