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September 29, 2024

Israel strikes port, power plants in Yemen

Israel strikes port, power plants in Yemen

Israeli strikes hit the Yemeni port city of Hodeida on Sunday, Huthi media reported, a day after the Iran-backed rebel group said it targeted Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport with a missile, AFP reported.

The Huthi-controlled Al-Masirah station reported the strikes targeted “the ports of Hodeidah and Ras Issa” as well as two power stations after previously announcing “Israeli aggression on Hodeida”.

It was only the second-ever Israeli strike in Yemen, after in July, the IAF conducted an attack on Yemen’s Hodeidah port after a drone hit Tel Aviv, killing a man in his apartment.

Four people were killed and 29 wounded in the attack, the Houthi-run health ministry said in a statement.

The strike in Yemen on Sunday was more extensive compared to the one in July. It also came as the IAF had struck targets in Lebanon, the Gaza Strip, and allegedly in Syria during the day, amid a multifront war.

In a statement, the military said that dozens of IAF aircraft, including fighter jets, refuelers and spy planes, participated in the strikes some 1,800 kilometers from Israel.

The strikes targeted sites used by the Houthi regime for military purposes at the port city of Hodeidah and the nearby Ras Isa port in western Yemen, the IDF said.

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