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SvennoJ on 06 July 2025
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Israeli military issues evacuation threat for Yemeni ports ahead of strikes

The Israeli military has issued an evacuation threat for three Yemeni ports, saying it will strike those areas due to military activities being conducted there.

The military’s Arabic-language spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, issued a statement identifying the targets as the ports of Hodeidah, Ras Isa and as-Salif, as well as the Hodeidah power station.


Israeli warplanes hit Yemeni port city: Report

The Houthi-run news outlet Al Masirah TV reports that strikes have hit Hodeidah.

Israeli military says attack on Yemeni ports due to repeated Houthi attacks

The Israeli military has issued a statement saying the strikes on Yemen’s ports of Hodeidah, Ras Isa and as-Salif were carried out in light of repeated attacks by the Houthis against Israel, including the launch of unmanned aerial vehicles and surface-to-surface missiles.

It also blamed the Houthis for disrupting maritime trade by attacking transiting vessels. Earlier, a commercial vessel in the Red Sea came under attack after small boats fired rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons towards the ship.

The army said the strike on the port of Ras Isa had among its targets the merchant ship “GALAXY LEADER”, which it claimed was carrying a radar system to track vessels in international maritime space.

The Ras Qantib power plant was also attacked, which the military claimed was supplying electricity for military activities.


Houthis say air defences prevented more Israeli strikes on Yemen

Houthi spokesman Ameen Hayyan Yemeni has said the group’s air defences responded to Israel’s air strikes, forcing “a large portion” of Israel’s warplanes to retreat.

Locally-manufactured surface-to-air missiles were used to respond, “causing great confusion among enemy pilots and operations rooms”, he wrote in a statement on X.


All crew evacuated from ship hit near Yemen

United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reports that all crew members of the ship that was attacked and significantly damaged near the coast of Yemen have been evacuated.

A passing merchant vessel rescued the crew, all of whom are safe, the organisation said, advising “extreme caution” to any vessels passing in the area.

As we reported earlier, the Liberian-flagged and Greek-owned bulk carrier Magic Seas is taking on water and has fought off a fire onboard after men on small boats and unmanned surface vehicles attacked it. The incident took place some 51 nautical miles (94.5km) southwest of Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah, which the Israeli military struck within the past hour.