Israel bombs Yemen after Houthi attack on Tel Aviv
The Israeli army has confirmed that it has carried out bombings this Saturday Yemen Houthi situationin the city port Hodeida -on the Red Sea coast – the day after a drone launched by rebels exploded over Tel Aviv, killing an Israeli civilian.
The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement the attack came “in response to the hundreds of attacks carried out against the State of Israel in recent months.”
Israeli Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahuwho followed the attacks while accompanying the Chief of the General Staff, Herzi Haleviand to the Israeli Defense Minister, Yoav Galanthas assured in a video message that “anyone who wants to see a stable and secure Middle East must oppose Iran’s axis of evil and support Israel’s fight against Iran and its metastasis: both in Yemen, both in Gaza and in Lebanon, everywhere”.
For their part, a Houthis military spokesman has said they would not hesitate to attack Israel’s “vital objectives” following the bombing of Hodeida.
Route of entry for Iranian weapons
According to an Israeli army spokesman, the attack Demand to stop import of weapons from Iran for Houthi rebels. Armed forces spokesman Nadav Shoshani said in a video appearance to media, “Hodeidah port is used by the Houthis as a route for weapons to enter Yemen from Iran,” making it a legitimate target for Israel.
In reference to the group’s violence against international cargo ships, the spokesman assured that Hodeida was the entry route for “advanced ammunition” from Iran, which the rebels have used in dozens of attacks against Israel, but which have also “disrupted the economic order” globally in the Red Sea.
According to the Israeli Defense Ministry, the attack was carried out “by Israeli aircraft in the port of Hodeida, 2,000 kilometers from the State of Israel.”
“The fire currently burning in Yemen is being watched throughout the Middle East. The first time the Houthis harmed an Israeli civilian we beat them up. We will do it wherever we need toMinister Gallant said, who approved the operation in Hodeida after a meeting with the military leadership early Saturday.
The defense minister indicated that the Houthis Israel has been attacked “more than 200 times” in recent months, But he reminded that “the blood of Israeli civilians has a price.” He threatened, “This has become clear in Lebanon, Gaza, Yemen and elsewhere: If they dare to attack us, the result will be the same.”
Local media indicated that Israel had sent F-35 aircraft to port cityWhile several users published videos on social networks showing the plane flying over the Red Sea, recorded from the city of Eilat in southern Israel.
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This is the first time that the Houthis have managed to attack Tel Aviv,
One of the best preserved cities in Israel.
They did it with an Iranian made drone
who has traveled thousands of kilometers
Before hitting the city center,
Very close to the US Embassy.
It was morning.
According to Israel, they managed to intercept
Other drones, but something went wrong
with this one that hit a building,
Murder of a 50-year old man.
The Houthis immediately claimed responsibility for the attack,
This comes a day after Israel killed
To a Hezbollah leader in southern Lebanon,
where clashes are likely to occur
Degenerate into open warfare.
Drone launched by Yemen’s Houthis hits Tel Aviv
Attack on Tel Aviv
A Iran-made Sammad-3 drone launched from Yemen The plane, which reached Tel Aviv airspace near the United States embassy on Friday morning, exploded in the middle of the city without the anti-aircraft alarm sounding due to “human error”.
Houthis also claimed responsibility for the launch One ballistic missile and three other drones The fourth drone, aimed at Tel Aviv, was intercepted by US anti-aircraft batteries deployed in the region before reaching Israeli airspace, but it exploded over the city.
Although it was detected Iron Dome Defense Systemwas not blocked, as it was not classified as a hostile object due to “human error”, and led to the death of a 50-year-old man, identified as Yevgeny FerdeR, besides eight injured.
it’s friday attack Long-range action by Houthis The attacks against Israel have come since they began attacking ships linked to the country in the Red Sea as well as the southern city of Eilat last November 19 in a “show of solidarity” with Gaza militias, although there have been no fatalities or serious damage.