The Israeli Air Force on Sunday launched airstrikes against infrastructure in western Yemen that the army said was used by the Houthis, in response to recent ballistic missile attacks on the Jewish state carried out by the Iran-backed group.
It was only the second Israeli strike in Yemen, after in July the IAF carried out an attack on Yemen’s Hodeidah port after a drone struck Tel Aviv, killing a man in his apartment.
Four people were killed and 29 injured in the attack, the Houthi-controlled health ministry said in a statement. The strike in Yemen on Sunday was more widespread than that in July. It also came as the IAF struck targets in Lebanon, the Gaza Strip, and allegedly Syria during the day, part of a multi-front war.
On Saturday, a missile fired by the Houthis at central Israel was shot down without causing any injuries. The terrorist group said it was targeting Ben Gurion Airport, where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plane had just landed, bringing him back from New York.
In a statement Sunday, the military said dozens of IAF aircraft, including fighter jets, tankers and spy planes, took part in the strikes some 1,800 kilometers from Israel.
The strikes targeted sites used by the Houthi regime for military purposes in the port city of Hodeidah and the neighboring port of Ras Issa in western Yemen, the IDF said.
“The IDF attacked power plants and a port, which are used to import oil. Through the targeted infrastructure and ports, the Houthi regime transfers Iranian weapons to the region, as well as supplies for military purposes, including oil,” the military said. The strikes caused power cuts in most areas of the port city of Hodeidah, residents told Reuters.
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