Host-Conflict - Israel retaliates and attacks a port city in Yemen
One day after the deadly drone attack by the Huthi Militia on Tel Aviv, Israel's Military, according to its own account, reacted with a direct counterstrike in Yemen. Israeli fighter jets attacked military targets of the Huthi Terror Regime in the Hudaydah Port, the Military announced on its Telegram Channel. This was a response "to hundreds of attacks of the past months on Israel," the Military stated. The Military does not provide casualty figures in such cases.
Port of significant importance
Huthi spokesman Mohammed Abdul Salam spoke of an Israeli attack on "civil institutions" in Yemen. The targets were oil and power stations. Nasruddin Amir, a spokesman for the Huthi Media Authority, said a fire had broken out at the important Red Sea Port. The Huthi-affiliated Al-Masirah TV reported that several people had been killed.
Social media images showed a large fire at the port, with high flames and a dark smoke column in the sky. According to the Saudi-financed news channel Al-Arabiya, twelve Israeli aircraft were involved in the attack, including F-35 combat jets.
The Red Sea Port is of strategic importance. A civil war and a severe humanitarian crisis have been raging in Yemen for years, in which about 80% of the population is dependent on aid.
Israel threatened retaliation
On Friday, a man was killed and at least eight others were injured when a drone laden with explosives hit a building in the heart of Tel Aviv. The Magen David Adom rescue service reported this on the online platform X. According to the army, the long-range drone came from Yemen. The Huthi Militia spoke of an attack on a "significant target" in Tel Aviv. Israeli Defense Minister Joav Galant threatened retaliation.
- Following the retaliatory strike by Israel's Military in Yemen, tensions between the two parties continued to escalate.
- The Huthi Militia in Yemen claimed responsibility for the drone attack on Tel Aviv, a Harbor City in Israel, causing a significant impact.
- The Red Sea Port, a location targeted in Israel's retaliatory strike, is crucial for Yemen, as about 80% of the population depends on aid during the ongoing civil war and humanitarian crisis.
- The Israeli combat aircraft, including F-35 jets, were reported to have been involved in the retaliatory strike on military targets in Yemen's Hudaydah Port, in response to the ongoing host conflict and drone attacks on Israeli territory.
