By JNS
Israeli Air Force fighter jets carried out dozens of airstrikes on Houthi terrorist targets in Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah on Sunday afternoon, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed in a statement.
“In a large-scale operation, dozens of Air Force aircraft, including fighter jets, refueling and intelligence planes, under the direction of the Military Intelligence Directorate, attacked military targets of the Houthi terrorist regime in the areas of Ras Issa and Hodeidah in Yemen,” the IDF said.
“The IDF attacked power plants and a seaport, which are used to import oil,” according to the military statement.
The leader of the Houthis on Saturday night claimed that a surface-to-surface missile it had launched at central Israel hours earlier was timed to coincide with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s return to the Jewish state from the United States.
The Israel Defense Forces said that the country’s aerial defense array had downed the missile “outside of the country’s borders.”
#BREAKING: Reports that #Israel conducted another strike on the Port of Hodeidah in #Yemen which is used by #IRGCterrorists and the #Houthis for weapons smuggling. Follows a previous strike there and a couple of Houthi attacks targeting Tel Aviv and Ben Gurion Airport. pic.twitter.com/MrSaq3Cq5i
— Jason Brodsky (@JasonMBrodsky) September 29, 2024