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Houthi-controlled media, Al-Masirah TV said that the airstrikes hit storage facilities for oil and diesel at the port and on the local electricity company causing deaths and injuries. Similarly, Health officials in Yemen said the strikes killed a number of people and injured others, but did not elaborate read more
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Videos on social media show that the port was engulfed by fire after Israeli warplanes hit the facility. Image source: X
The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday said that its fighter jets struck Houthi terrorists in Yemen, a day after a drone attack claimed by the Yemeni rebels killed a civilian in Tel Aviv.
In a post on X, the IDF said, “A short while ago, IDF fighter jets struck military targets of the Houthi terrorist regime in the area of the Al Hudaydah Port in Yemen in response to the hundreds of attacks carried out against the State of Israel in recent months.”
A short while ago, IDF fighter jets struck military targets of the Houthi terrorist regime in the area of the Al Hudaydah Port in Yemen in response to the hundreds of attacks carried out against the State of Israel in recent months. pic.twitter.com/LBGSM9ZQ7u
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) July 20, 2024Houthi-controlled media, Al-Masirah TV said that the airstrikes hit storage facilities for oil and diesel at the port and on the local electricity company causing deaths and injuries. Similarly, Health officials in Yemen said the strikes killed a number of people and injured others, but did not elaborate.
Videos on social media show that the port was engulfed by fire after Israeli warplanes hit the facility.
A significant fire following a possible airstrike in Hodeidah, Yemen. pic.twitter.com/GA4G4hgdu3
— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) July 20, 2024‘Make no mistake’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Saturday that Israel will “defend ourselves by all means”, hours after fighter jets struck a Huthi-controlled port in Yemen in retaliation for a deadly drone attack.
“I have a message for Israel’s enemies: Make no mistake. We will defend ourselves by all means, on all fronts. Anyone who harms us will pay a very heavy price for their aggression,” he said in a televised address the day after a drone killed a civilian in Tel Aviv.
Gallant replies
Soon after the airstrike, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said, “The fire that is currently burning in Yemen, is seen across the Middle East. The first time that the Houthis harmed an Israeli citizen, we struck them. And we will do this in any place where it may be required.”
“The blood of Israeli citizens has a price. This has been made clear in Lebanon, in Gaza, in Yemen, and in other places – if they will dare to attack us, the result will be identical.”
Israel will ‘pay the price’
“The Zionist entity will pay the price for targeting civilian facilities, and we will meet escalation with escalation,” Houthi politburo member Mohammed al-Bukhaiti said in response to the attack.
What happened in Tel Aviv?
A long-range Iranian-made drone hit the centre of Tel Aviv in the early hours of Friday in an attack claimed by the Yemen-based Houthi militia that killed one man and wounded four others, the Israeli military and emergency services said.
The explosion, which footage shared on social media suggested came from the sea and did not trigger air raid alarms, occurred hours after the Israeli military confirmed it had killed a senior commander of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in southern Lebanon.
Since January, the US and British forces have been striking targets in Yemen, in response to the Houthis’ attacks on commercial shipping that the rebels have described as retaliation for Israel’s actions in the war in Gaza. However, many of the ships targeted are not linked to Israel.
With inputs from agencies
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