Recent Israeli airstrikes in Yemen targeted Houthi-controlled infrastructure, including ports and energy sites:
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-More than 20 fighter jets participated in the attack.
-Approximately 50 munitions were dropped.
-3 main targets.
-The fighter jets performed operational refueling… pic.twitter.com/oXv9ZPczWi
… The fighter jets performed operational refueling in the air.
Israel bombs power station, two ports in Yemen
[GEO.TV] Israeli warplanes bombed a power station and two ports in Iran's Houthi sock puppets
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is
God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the JewsThey like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him...
-controlled Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
on Friday in retaliation for Houthi drone and missile strikes against Israel, and pro-Houthi media said at least one person had been killed and nine maimed.
The strikes hit the Red Sea port of Ras Issa and the major port of Hodeidah and the Hezyaz central power station in Yemen's capital Sanaa, and Harf Sufyan District in Amran province also came under air attack, said Al Masirah TV, the main news outlet run by the Houthis.
An employee at the Ras Issa port was killed and six others were maimed, while three people, including a worker, were maimed in the strikes on Hezyaz, the outlet said.
The Israeli military said more than 20 aircraft took part in the attack, dropping around 50 bombs and missiles in an operation which required airborne refuelling during the 2,000-km (1,240-mile) flight.
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Israel’s airstrikes came shortly after a US-led coalition reportedly hit Houthi sites in the Harf Sufyan District, north of Sanaa. Israeli officials said the strikes were coordinated with the US, but were not a joint operation.
According to the military, the power plant served “as a central source of energy for the Houthi terrorist regime in its military activities.”
After the strikes, Israeli leaders warned that the group would face further attacks and see its leaders targeted if the missile and drone strikes continued. Three drones from Yemen were intercepted on Thursday night.
The strikes today were launched as a weekly protest was held in Yemen’s capital Sanaa in support of the Gaza Strip and against Israel.
“Thousands of Houthi [supporters] who participated in a hate march against Israel heard up close the power of the Air Force planes,” Katz said.
“The port of Hodeidah is paralyzed and the port of Ras Isa is on fire and the message is clear: Whoever harms Israel will be struck much much more,” he added.
The Israeli Air Force struck Houthi targets in Yemen on Friday, as Israeli officials threatened to hunt down the leaders of the Iran-backed group unless they stopped their drone and missile attacks.
Israel’s airstrikes came shortly after a US-led coalition reportedly hit Houthi sites in the Harf Sufyan District, north of Sanaa. Israeli officials said the strikes were coordinated with the US, but were not a joint operation.
The Israel Defense Forces said over 20 IAF aircraft — including fighter jets, refuelers and spy planes — participated in the Israeli strikes, dropping some 50 munitions on three main targets: the Hodeidah and Ras Isa ports on Yemen’s western coast, and the Hezyaz power plant near the capital Sanaa.
According to the military, the power plant served “as a central source of energy for the Houthi terrorist regime in its military activities.”
After the strikes, Israeli leaders warned that the group would face further attacks and see its leaders targeted if the missile and drone strikes continued. Three drones from Yemen were intercepted on Thursday night.
The Houthis in Yemen will continue to pay a price for attacking Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said after Israeli warplanes struck ports and other targets controlled by the rebel group.
“As we promised, the Houthis are paying, and will continue to pay, a heavy price for their aggression against us,” Netanyahu said in a statement.
“The Houthis are an extension of Iran and they serve the terrorist goals of the Iranian axis in the Middle East,” he continued. “They pose a danger to Israel and the entire region, including harming global freedom of navigation.”
“We will act with determination and force against any entity that threatens Israel – wherever and whenever necessary,” Netanyahu concluded.
Defense Minister Israel Katz said “there will be no immunity” for leaders of the Iran-backed group.
“Today’s strike by the IDF in Yemen is a clear message to the leader of the Houthi terrorist group, Abd al-Malik al-Houthi, and the leaders of the Houthi terrorist group in Yemen: There will be no immunity for anyone,” Katz said in a video statement.
“We will pursue and hunt you down and destroy the terror infrastructures you have established,” he vowed.
The strikes today were launched as a weekly protest was held in Yemen’s capital Sanaa in support of the Gaza Strip and against Israel.
“Thousands of Houthi [supporters] who participated in a hate march against Israel heard up close the power of the Air Force planes,” Katz said.
“The port of Hodeidah is paralyzed and the port of Ras Isa is on fire and the message is clear: Whoever harms Israel will be struck much much more,” he added.
The military released footage showing IAF fighter jets flying “over the Middle East.” Another clip published by the IDF showed aerial refueling amid the strikes, which were carried out nearly 2,000 kilometers (1,242 miles) from Israel.
The military also released footage of IAF F-16I fighter jets taking off from southern Israel’s Ramon Airbase en route to Yemen.
The Houthi-owned Al-Masirah television station had reported 12 strikes by US and British forces in the Harf Sufyan District, north of Sanaa, as well as six airstrikes on the Hodeidah port and several on the capital itself. According to Al-Masirah, the strikes on Sanaa hit an area close to Al Sabeen Square during a weekly protest there in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Meanwhile, the Houthis also took responsibility for an attempted drone attack on Israel late Thursday. The Yemeni rebels said it fired three drones at the Tel Aviv area, “and they were able to reach their targets successfully.”
