Israel attacks ‘Houthi positions’ in Yemen
The Israeli military said it launched attacks on Houthi sites along the western coast of Yemen as well as deep inside the country. The announcement came hours after the military reported intercepting a missile fired from Yemen.
Israeli forces attack Yemen port, power stations: Report
The Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV is reporting that Israeli forces have attacked two central power stations around the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. They also targeted the Red Sea port of Hodeidah as well as the Ras Isa oil facility, the channel reported.
At least four attacks hit the port while two hit the oil facility, it added.
Israeli attacks spark fires at Sanaa power stations
Al Masirah TV is reporting that the Israeli attacks on the Hezyaz and Dhahban power stations near the Yemeni capital have sparked fires. Civildefence workers have put out the fires at Dhahban, but efforts are continuing at Hezyaz, it reported.
Firefighters work at the scene of an Israeli airstrike on the Haziz power station in southern Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday
Israel confirms attacks on Yemen ‘ports, energy infrastructure’
Daniel Hagari, the Israeli military spokesman, issued a statement on the attacks on Yemen a short while ago.
He said: “Today, the [Israeli military] conducted precise strikes on Houthi military targets in Yemen, including ports and energy infrastructures in Sanaa, which the Houthis have been using as ways that have effectively contributed to their military actions.”
Israeli attacks kill 9 in Yemen: Report
Yemen’s Al Masirah TV is reporting that Israel’s latest attacks have killed seven people in the port of as-Salif and two others at the Ras Isa oil facility. The Houthi-affiliated channel said one person was wounded at Ras Isa, while two more were injured at the port of Hodeidah.
The ports of Hodeidah, as-Salif and Ras Isa are all located in the governorate of Hodeidah.
Houthis denounce ‘West’s hypocrisy’ after Israel bombs ‘civilian facilities’ in Yemen
Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a member of the political bureau of the Houthi armed group in Yemen, claims the US is part of the recent Israeli attacks on his country.
“The US-Israeli bombing of civilian facilities in Yemen [power stations and ports] reveals the truth about the West’s hypocrisy and refutes all its humanitarian claims,” he said.
Al-Bukhaiti said the attacks will not stop the group from supporting Gaza. “… we will meet escalation with escalation until the genocide crimes in Gaza stop and food, medicine and fuel are allowed to enter its residents,” he said.