Israel launches series of strikes on Yemen’s Red Sea port Hodeidah

The onslaught connected Tuesday was archetypal confirmed by the Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV station.

Israel has launched an onslaught against Yemen’s larboard of Hodeidah successful its latest circular of strikes against the the country, which it says is targeting the Houthis.

Dozens of Yemeni civilians person been killed successful ongoing Israeli strikes.

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The onslaught connected Tuesday was archetypal confirmed by the Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV presumption which reported 12 strikes. The Israeli subject struck the Red Sea seashore city, hours aft it issued a menace to evacuate the area.

“For your safety, we impulse everyone successful Hodeida larboard and the vessels anchored determination to evacuate the country immediately,” the Israeli army’s Arabic-language spokesperson Avichay Adraee said connected X.

Since Israel launched its genocidal warfare connected Gaza successful October 2023, the Houthis person carried retired drone and rocket attacks against it successful solidarity with Palestinians nether fire. They person besides targeted vessels successful the Red Sea and launched drones towards Israel.

In response, Israel has deed infrastructures specified arsenic ports and powerfulness stations successful Houthi-held parts of Yemen and besides bombed civilian areas.

In the past 2 weeks, the Houthis claimed work for a drone onslaught against Israel’s Ramon Airport adjacent the Red Sea metropolis of Eilat that injured 2 people. The onslaught connected Sunday, which targeted the arrivals hall, had halted operations astatine the airdrome for astir 2 hours.

Dozens of radical were killed successful the Yemeni superior Sanaa and the al-Jawf governorate successful Israeli strikes connected Wednesday. The pursuing day, the Israeli subject said it intercepted a rocket fired from Yemen.

Late past month, Israel assassinated the Houthi Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi successful different aerial onslaught successful Sanaa, with the radical vowing “vengeance” for his decease and the deaths of astir fractional of his cabinet.

Several weeks aft the deaths of these high-ranking officials, the Houthis’ caretaker premier curate promised connected Friday to proceed warring Israel.