Israel continued its bombings this Sunday in southern Lebanon and the southern suburbs of Beirut. In addition, it widened the radius of fighting with a new bombardment against the Yemeni port city of Al Hodeida, causing the deaths of at least four people and leaving 40 others injured. Throughout the day, Israeli warplanes could be seen moments before leaving for Yemen, aiming to destroy the Houthi military port.
Lebanon and Gaza are no longer Israel’s only fronts. In recent hours it has also bombed Syria and Yemen. Far from reducing the attacks, they further intensified them after the death of the Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallahwhich Benjamin Netanyahu described as “the terrorist” and “the central engine of the Iranian axis of evil”.
Most of Sunday’s bombs were aimed at key Hezbollah infrastructure, a priority for the Israelis. They also continue to eliminate militia members, the latest being Nabil Qaoukcommander of the preventive security unit.
This Sunday, the Lebanese interim prime minister organized a emergency meeting in Beirut after attacks which could gradually lead to a large-scale war. The attack in Yemen comes a day after Houthi rebels launched a ballistic missile at Israel’s Tel Aviv airport.
The Israeli military said in a statement that dozens of planes, including fighters, attacked on Sunday.military objectives” Houthis in the regions of Ras Issa and Al Hodeida, with the aim of damaging or destroying ” the power plants and the seaport, used to import oil “.
The Israeli army is “determined to continue acting and harm anyone who poses a threat to the citizens of Israel and at any necessary distance”, in reference to the 1,800 kilometers that separate Israel from Yemen, where it also launched action in July against the port of Al Hodeida during which killed at least six civilians and hit more than two dozen oil storage tanks, as well as a power plant.
