Israeli fighter jets struck Houthi military targets near Yemen’s Hodeidah port on Saturday. The strikes, Israel’s first known in Yemen, resulted in the deaths of at least six people and injuries to 83 others, according to the Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV. The airstrikes were a direct response to a deadly drone attack launched by the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on Tel Aviv, which killed one person and injured several more.
BREAKING:
2 days ago, the Houthis in Yemen carried out their first ever deadly drone attack against Israel.
Now, Israel has answered with their first ever missile strikes against the Houthis.
The largest port of Yemen is now completely engulfed in flames. pic.twitter.com/qajK442Sk9
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) July 20, 2024
The Houthi drone attack on Tel Aviv on Friday Breached Israeli defenses and hit the commercial center of the area. The Israeli military quickly retaliated with airstrikes targeting Houthi positions in Hodeidah, a strategic port used for receiving Iranian arms shipments, according to Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
The strikes targeted oil facilities and a power station in Hodeidah, causing severe burns among the injured. Residents reported hearing explosions throughout the city during the intense bombardment. Firefighters and civil defense forces were deployed to extinguish fires in the port’s oil tanks.
The Israel Defense Force announced the earlier today the beginning of Operation Outstretched Arms, a Series of Strikes against Houthi Infrastructure and Military Targets in Western Yemen following several months of continued Attacks on Commercial Shipping in the Region as well as… pic.twitter.com/JWoyBfSm6S
— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) July 20, 2024
Since the October 7 attacks by Hamas on Israel, the Houthis have intensified their activities, targeting shipping in the Red Sea and expressing solidarity with Gaza. The recent drone attack on Tel Aviv and the subsequent Israeli airstrikes have heightened fears of a regional conflict involving multiple Iranian proxies, including Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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