Houthi energy official downplays impact of Israeli attacks, says supply stable
Issam al-Mutawakil, spokesman for the state-run oil company of the Houthis, has released a video of himself on Facebook, taken in front of the targeted fuel station in Sanaa to send a defiant message.
He said he was surprised by the fact that such a large number of Israeli jets flew a long distance “to target a civilian fuel station”, which he views as a sign of “Israel’s confusion and its search for smoke rising in the skies to claim victory”.
“We confirm that the amount of fuel consumed by enemy aircraft to bomb the fuel station is more than the amount of fuel inside the targeted station’s tanks.”
Al-Mutawakil said the Houthis will not be deterred from supporting Palestinians, also claiming that “the supply situation is stable and we have preparations for the battle”.
Smoke billows from the site of Israeli air strikes in Sanaa, Yemen, August 24
Netanyahu says Houthis paying ‘very heavy price’ for attacks against Israel
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says the entire region is learning “Israel’s strength and determination” following the attack on Sanaa.
In a video statement, Netanyahu warned that whoever plans to attack Israel, “we attack them”. “The Houthi terrorist regime is learning the hard way that it will pay and is paying a very heavy price for its aggression against Israel,” Netanyahu said in a video statement.
As we reported earlier, Israel’s attack on Sanaa targeted the presidential palace and the Asar and Hizaz power plants, which left at least two people dead, according to reports.
Israeli attack on Yemen kills 4, wounds 67
As we’ve been reporting, the Israeli air force struck Yemen’s presidential palace, an oil company facility, and a power station. A spokesperson for the Houthis’ Health Ministry reported that four people had been killed in the raid, and 67 others were wounded, raising an earlier toll.
In a statement by the Israeli army, the strikes were “in response to repeated attacks by the Houthi terrorist regime against the State of Israel and its civilians”, including “in recent days”.
