SANAA: Israeli forces struck Yemen’s Houthi-held port of Hodeida on Tuesday, the latest attack targeting the Iran-backed militia which Israel’s military said was followed by a missile launched at its territory.
An Israeli military statement said that navy ships “struck terror targets belonging to the Houthi terrorist regime” in Hodeida, on Yemen’s Red Sea coast, “to stop the use of the port for military purposes.”
It said the port was “used to transfer weapons.”
Israel has carried out numerous attacks on Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, including on ports and the airport in the capital Sanaa, since the militia began launching missiles and drones after the start of the Gaza war in October 2023.
The Iran-backed Houthis, who say they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians, paused their attacks during a two-month Gaza ceasefire that ended in March, but renewed them after Israel resumed its military campaign in the Palestinian territory.
