Israel has announced an air strike Yemen to stop the supply of weapons by Houthi militia

Israeli aircrafts targeted Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hodeidah creating massive fires and massive destruction. Israel claims that Hodeidah is the port location where Houthi fighters acquired a large amount of weapons in Iran.

Jul 21, 2024 08:15 AM

An Israeli airstrike ignited huge flames at a storage site in Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hodeidah on Saturday. Israel claimed the strike occurred in response to an attack on drones from the Houthi militia that resulted in the death of an Israeli male in Tel Aviv on Friday. AFP through Getty Images/AFP hide the caption

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Israel declared on the weekend that they would be launching an air strike in retaliation to the port of vital importance in Yemen in an effort to stop the flow of arms to Houthi militias through Iran.

Israeli attack on a bomb Saturday night ignited massive flames in the storage tanks for oil and gas tanks in Yemen’s port Hodeidah situated in the country’s Red Sea coast. Israel also targeted an electrical facility and cranes that are that transport cargo and bring it to the port, according to officials from Israel and Yemen.

Israeli Minister of State Benjamin Netanyahu said the Hodeidah port was the “entry point” for weapons supplied by Iran via the Houthi proxy terrorists. Houthi proxies have used the port to provide weapons. Houthis have used these weapons to attack Israel and also to attack Arab states in the region, as well as to strike other countries too. “

Israeli strike took place one day following the Houthis struck Israel at dawn on the Friday morning with an enormous drone, killing one person inside a building near The Tel Aviv beachfront.

Netanyahu clarified Netanyahu explained”the Israeli actions in Yemen as a “direct response” to the drone strikes in Tel Aviv.

Also, it is essential for Hodeidah Port. Hodeidah Port is vital for the distribution of food items and other items of civility that are delivered to poor nations. The extent of the destruction wasn’t immediately apparent, but the massive flames and the blazing black smoke that fell over the beach suggest that the severity of the damage substantial.

The Yemeni Health Ministry said three victims were killed and more than 80 wounded with many suffering severe burns.

A Houthi spokesperson on social media stated that this Israeli operation as a strike on infrastructure for civilians. The spokesperson stated that the raid was an opportunity of “increase the determination of the Yemeni people” to join with the Palestinians in what is described as “the most just cause ” on the planet. “

Israel is but reporting that the Houthis fired a missile toward the southern portion of Israel early on Sunday, but air defenses struck the missile before it landed in Israeli the airspace.

A long-distance mission

To reach Hodeidah Port Hodeidah Port, Israeli airplanes traveled more than 1000 miles. Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said it was “one among the most long-distance flights missions ever carried out in the history of Israel’s air force.” Israeli military airforce. “

Israeli media claimed it was claimed that Israel’s air force used US-built F-15 alongside F-35 fighter jets in their mission.

U.S. Department of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke with Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in the aftermath of the Israeli raid. In addition, the Pentagon issued a statement that said the statement “reaffirmed that the United States’ ironclad commitment to Israel’s security, as well as Israel’s right to defend itself. “

Washington in Washington the official of the National Security Council official, speaking on confidentiality of the source, stated that that the U.S. was in ongoing contact with Israel but did not support or assist on the operation to Yemen.

Israel declares that it was told that Houthis are launching more than 200 missiles and drones towards Israel within the last couple of weeks. Israeli air defenses, as well as U.S. navy forces operating in the Red Sea have shot them down, in most instances prior to entering Israeli space.

Houthis are also carrying out attacks against commercial vessels within the Red Sea, which the group claims is a sign of solidarity with those who are Palestinians. It is believed that the U.S. Navy and allied nations are fighting the attacks on the crucial shipping lane, which is used by large container ships traveling across the Suez Canal to and from countries across Asia and in and out of Europe, the Middle East, Europe and Africa.