The Israeli Armed Forces have announced that they have carried out “a large-scale air operation” against the Houthis in Yemenapproximately 1,800 kilometers from its borders. Dozens of fighters Israelis They have bombed power plants and a port that the Houthis use to export oil and finance their campaigns against Israel. Just 48 hours ago, coinciding with the attack against Hezbollah in which he died Hasan Nasrallahthe jihadist rebels launched a long-range missile against the center of Tel Aviv that was intercepted by the Hebrew defenses.
Dozens of Israeli fighters, supported by refueling and surveillance aircraft, attacked “military targets of the Houthi terrorist regime” in the areas of Ras Issa and Hodeida. The third of its regional enemies, after the beheaded Hamas and Hezbollah.
Among the targets attacked were power plants and a port used for the import of oil. «Through these infrastructures and portsthe Houthi regime introduces Iranian weapons and military supplies, besides oil“says the Israeli statement.
This Israeli attack was a response to recent attacks launched by the Houthis against Israel, which included the shooting of several missiles long range from Yemeni territory to the country.
Israel accuses the Houthis of operating “under the direction and financing of Iran”, in cooperation with Iraqi militias, “with the aim of harming the State of Israel, destabilizing the region and compromising international freedom of navigation.”
“The Israel Defense Forces will continue to act against any threat that endangers the citizens of Israel, regardless of the distance,” the statement concludes.
Yemeni media close to the Houthis have confirmed the Israeli bombings, pointing in particular to the attack on fuel depots in the port of Ras Issa, in Hodeida, as well as the main port of the city.
Shelling was also reported at the Al Hali and Ras Kazib power plants, both in Hodeida, according to the Yemeni Saba news agency.
However, Houthi sources said they had taken “precautions” by evacuating fuel depots in Ras Issa and Hodeida before the attack, according to the pan-Arab television network Al Jazeera.
The head of the Houthi negotiating delegation, Mohamed Abdul Salam, described the “Zionist aggression against civilian facilities” as retaliation for Yemen’s “decision to support Gaza.”
“They will not be able to change the will of the Yemeni people, which is stronger than Israeli-American arrogance,” he expressed in a message published on the social network to Gaza, Palestine and Lebanon.
