One day after Houthis claimed responsibility for the launch of a ballistic missile against Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, after the death of the leader of Hezbollah, the Israeli army, in a “large-scale” operation against the Houthi rebels, attacked the ports of cities of Al Hodeida and Ras Issathe largest in Yemen, in addition to two power plants.
“Thanks to the infrastructure and ports attacked, the Houthi regime transfers Iranian weapons to the region and supplies for military needsand therefore also oil. The attack was carried out in response to the latest attacks carried out by the Houthis against the State of Israel,” according to the Israeli military.
At least four people died and 40 others were injured, he reported. EFE the spokesperson for the Houthi Ministry of Health, Anees al Asbahi. “The preliminary death toll from the Israeli bombings against Al Hodeida is four martyrs and 40 injured,” Al Asbahi said.
🇾🇪🇮🇱 | URGENT: Oil tanks explode at the port of Ras Isa in western Yemen following several Israeli airstrikes against the port and nearby facilities. pic.twitter.com/0bj0i6a4o2
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The Israeli military said in a statement that “dozens of air force aircraft, including fighters and refueling and intelligence aircraft, attacked military targets of the Houthi terrorist regime in the areas of Ras Issa and Al Hodeida in Yemen”, where they targeted “white power”. factories and seaport, used to import oil“.
The Houthi Ministry of Health “strongly condemned the brutal Zionist aggression against Yemen and confirmed that will not pass without a harsh and dissuasive response“, an attack” which had as target civilian objects and service facilities in Al Hodeida province, oil reservoirs, power station and Al Hodeida port.
This Saturday, the Houthis claimed responsibility for launching a ballistic missile against Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv “during the arrival of the criminal Benjamin Netanyahu”, Prime Minister of Israel.
Tension has increased in the Middle East following the assassination last Friday of Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah in a massive Israeli bombing in the southern suburbs of Beirut.
This is not the first time that Israel has attacked Yemen, since last July it also launched an action against the port of Al Hodeida which killed at least six civilians and hit more than two dozen tanks. oil storage, as well as a power plant.
Since last November, the Houthis have attacked ships linked to Israel in the Red Sea, and have launched projectiles against Israel, some of which managed to hit Israeli territory.
