Middle East: Israel Strikes Back Against Yemeni Attack on Airport
Yemen airport attack prompts Israel's retaliation - Yemen airport attack leads to Israeli retaliatory strikes
Take a seat and grab a cuppa, 'cause we've got some intriguing news brewing in the Middle East! After a rocket attack near Tel Aviv's airport caused damage, Israel's military responded by bombing Houthi positions in Yemen. According to the Israeli military, around 20 fighter jets targeted dozens of locations, although the health ministry controlled by the Houthis reported two deaths and 42 injuries at a cement factory.
In what might seem like a scenes from a thriller movie, tensions have been rising between Israel and the Yemeni militia, Houthi. After a hit near the Ben Gurion airport on Sunday, Israel's Defense Minister, Israel Katz, threatened retaliation with a vengeance. The Houthis, in retaliation, threatened to keep messing with flights to Israel.
The infrastructure targeted in the Houthis is a lucrative source of income, Israel's army claimed. The port of Hodeida, used for the transportation of Iranian weapons, and a cement factory for military infrastructure, east of the city, were under attack. The strikes were a response to the repeated attacks by the Yemeni militia on Israeli territory with rockets and drones.
According to ynet, this large-scale attack was coordinated with the USA. The Houthi-aligned TV channel Al-Masirah reported attacks by the USA and Israel on the port in Hodeida, also highlighting an attack on a cement factory about 50 kilometers east of Hodeida in Bajil. Witnesses in Bajil confirmed heavy explosions that shook the city, leading to smoke and flames rising over the factory.
A spokesman for the militia warned that the Israeli attacks would lead the Houthis to "expand the pool of targets" in Israel. The spokesman went further to say Israel would be easily dismantled like a spider's web.
As a brief refresh, Yemen has been in a civil war for over a decade, with the country effectively divided. The Houthis, supported by Iran, control large areas, including the capital Sanaa and the port city of Hodeida, while the internationally recognized government controls the south.
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Highlights:- Israel responded to a rocket attack on Ben Gurion airport by bombing Houthi targets in Yemen, primarily the port of Hodeida and a cement factory.- The attack by Israel and USA, according to reports, was coordinated, with attacks on the port and cement factory confirmed.- The Houthis have threatened to continue attacking Israel amidst Israel's Defense Minister's threats of reprisals.- The conflict in Yemen, primarily between the Houthis and internationally recognized government, has been escalating for over a decade.- Current tensions in the Middle East, particularly between Israel and the Houthis, remain high.
- Following the rocket attack near Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion airport, Israel's military retaliated by bombarding Houthi positions in Yemen, particularly focusing on the port of Hodeida and a cement factory.
- The bombs dropped by around 20 Israeli fighter jets targeted numerous locations in Yemen, something that follows the continuous rockets and drones attacks by the Yemeni militia on Israeli territory.
- The USA reportedly coordinated with Israel in this large-scale attack on the port of Hodeida and a cement factory in Bajil, as per reports from ynet.
- The attack on the lucrative infrastructure of Hodeida and Bajil, claimed by Israel's army, has led the Houthis to threaten expanding their list of targets in Israel, comparing Israel to a spider's web that can be easily dismantled.
