The Israeli armed forces announced that they had carried out “a large-scale air operation” against the Houthis In Yemenapproximately 1,800 kilometers from its borders. Dozens of fighters Israelis They have bombed power plants and a port that the Houthis use to export oil and finance their campaigns against Israel. Just 48 hours ago, coinciding with the attack on Hezbollah in which he died Hassan NasrallahJihadist rebels launched a long-range missile against central Tel Aviv which was intercepted by Hebrew defenses.
Dozens of Israeli fighters, supported by refueling and surveillance aircraft, attacked “military targets of the Houthi terrorist regime” in the Ras Issa and Hodeida regions. The third of his regional enemies, after the beheading Hamas and Hezbollah.
Among the targets attacked were power plants and a port used for importing oil. “Thanks to these infrastructures and portsthe Houthi regime introduces Iranian weapons and military supplies, apart from oil“, said the Israeli statement.
This Israeli attack was a response to recent attacks launched by the Houthis against Israel, which included shooting at several missiles long range from Yemeni territory to the country.
Israel accuses the Houthis of operating “under the direction and financing of Iran”, in cooperation with Iraqi militias, “with the aim of harming the State of Israel, destabilizing the region and compromising freedom of international navigation”.
“The Israel Defense Forces will continue to act against any threat endangering the citizens of Israel, regardless of distance,” the statement concluded.
Yemeni media close to the Houthis confirmed the Israeli bombings, pointing in particular to the attack on fuel depots at the port of Ras Issa, in Hodeida, as well as the city’s main port.
Bombings were also reported against the Al Hali and Ras Kazib power plants, both located in Hodeida, according to the Yemeni Saba news agency.
However, Houthi sources said they had taken “precautions” by evacuating fuel depots in Ras Issa and Hodeida before the attack, according to pan-Arab television channel Al Jazeera.
The head of the Houthi negotiating delegation, Mohamed Abdul Salam, called the “Zionist aggression against civilian facilities” a retaliation for Yemen’s “decision to support Gaza.”
“They will not be able to change the will of the Yemeni people, which is stronger than Israeli-American arrogance,” he expressed in a message published on the social network aimed at Gaza, Palestine and Lebanon .
