Israel's military attacks Yemen after Houthi attack on Israel

Israel's military attacks Yemen after Houthi attack on Israel

The Israeli army attacked Houthi targets in Yemen in the early morning of Thursday, just a few hours after the militant group supported by Iran had started its latest attack on Israel.

Israel's air strikes as a retaliation measure

The Israeli air strikes, which, among other things, aimed at ports and the energy infrastructure in the capital Sanaa, were a retaliation for the Houthi rocket and drone attacks on Israel last year, most of which could be intercepted, as the Israeli defense forces (IDF) announced in a statement.

attacks on energy infrastructure and warnings to the Houthi leadership

The broadcaster Al-Masirah controlled by Houthi reported that the Israeli attacks were the power plants Heyzaz and Dhahban near the capital as well as the port of Hodeidah and the Rasa oil refinery, with victims. Israel's Minister of Defense Israel Katz warned the Houthi leadership after the attacks: "The long hand of Israel will also reach you. Anyone who raises their hand against the state of Israel will be chopped off. Those who harm us will be damaged seven times."

rising tensions in the Middle East

The tensions between Israel and the Houthis have been escalating for months, while Israel in the Gaza Strip continues after the attacks of the Palestinian militant Group started on October 7th. World political leaders warn of the risk of a more comprehensive conflict in the Middle East.

further attacks and the reaction of Israel

On Thursday morning, Sirenen were heard in Central Relae after the Israeli army had intercepted a rocket from Yemen, as the IDF reported. The Houthis did not immediately take responsibility for this attack. The Houthis have rejected Israel, whose allies and vital shipping lines in the Red Sea, and thus rejected Israel's military campaign in the Gaza Strip, which cost more than 45,000 Palestinians. The group, which controls the most populous regions of Yemen, explained that it would continue the attacks on Israel and its allies until a ceasefire is reached in the Palestinian enclave.

previous attacks and military reactions

In July, the Houthis took responsibility for a fatal drone attack in Tel Aviv, the commercial center of Israel - the first such attack on the city by the group. The following day, Israel reacted to a Yemeni port with fatal air strikes, which, according to Israeli officials, represented the first Israeli attack on Yemen. In September, the Houthis fired a rocket deep into the Israeli territory, and at the beginning of this month they claimed to have fired a drone that hit a building in central Ralel. In both cases, no injuries were reported.

US support and other attacks on Houthi goals

America's most important ally, the United States, has also attacked Houthi goals in Yemen several times, including consecutive nights of air strikes in November. The situation continues to develop and is continuously updated.