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Israeli Airstrikes on Yemeni Capital During Houthi Leader’s Speech: What’s Known So Far
Israeli Airstrikes on Yemeni Capital During Houthi Leader’s Speech: What’s Known So Far
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Israel carried out a series of airstrikes targeting Houthi targets in Yemen on Thursday, Israeli and Houthi-affiliated Yemeni media have reported. Here’s what we know.
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A Yemeni government source told Sputnik the strikes targeted the international airport in Sanaa and the al-Daylami airbase, and that additional attacks had been carried out in Hodeidah province.The first source said the aerial attack took place amid Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi’s weekly speech.Houthi-aligned media said the attacks on Sanaa and Hodeidah targeted civilian infrastructure, and were coordinated and supported by the US and Britain. The attacks disrupted the operation of Sanaa’s international airport, destroying the control tower and several facilities, reports indicate.The strikes come days after a series of threats by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz to step up attacks on Yemen.On Tuesday, Katz warned that “just as we dealt with Sinwar in Gaza, Haniyeh in Tehran and Nasrallah in Beirut, we will also deal with the heads of the Houthis in Sanaa and everywhere in Yemen.”An Israeli official told local media after Thursday’s strikes that they would not be the last. The US was said to have been informed of the attack.Israel’s bellicose statements come amid growing Houthi ballistic missile attacks on Israel – which have become increasingly effective in recent weeks in evading Israeli air defenses.The Houthis launched a missile and drone campaign targeting Israel, and another operation in the Red and Arabian Sea targeting Israeli and Israel-linked merchant shipping, in the fall of 2023 in solidarity with Gaza amid the Israeli offensive. The Houthi campaign has cost Israel billions of dollars in lost income, and forced the US and its allies to tie up considerable military resources in the region to try to halt the Houthi campaign, so far unsuccessfully.Regional observers have indicated that Israel is lobbying the United States and regional allies to ramp up aggression against the militia, with concerns expressed that Tel Aviv seeks to reignite the Yemeni civil war to try to oust the Houthis from their strongholds in the country’s northwest, including the capital.
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14:48 GMT 26.12.2024 (Updated: 15:01 GMT 26.12.2024)
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Israel carried out a series of airstrikes targeting Houthi targets in Yemen on Thursday, Israeli and Houthi-affiliated Yemeni media have reported. Here’s what we know.
A Yemeni government source told Sputnik the strikes targeted the international airport in Sanaa and the al-Daylami airbase, and that additional attacks had been carried out in Hodeidah province.
A separate informed source told Sputnik that Israeli jets had launched two separate attacks on Hodeidah’s port and its environs, coinciding with the bombing of Sanaa, the capital, which involved at least six separate strikes.
The first source said the aerial attack took place amid Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi’s weekly speech.
Houthi-aligned media said the attacks on Sanaa and Hodeidah targeted civilian infrastructure, and were coordinated and supported by the US and Britain. The attacks disrupted the operation of Sanaa’s international airport, destroying the control tower and several facilities, reports indicate.
The strikes come days after a series of threats by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz to step up attacks on Yemen.
In his Chanukah address on Wednesday, Netanyahu warned that “the Houthis will also learn what Hamas, Hezbollah, the Assad regime and others have learned, and this will also take time. This lesson will be learned across the Middle East.”
On Tuesday, Katz warned that “just as we dealt with Sinwar in Gaza, Haniyeh in Tehran and Nasrallah in Beirut, we will also deal with the heads of the Houthis in Sanaa and everywhere in Yemen.”
An Israeli official told local media after Thursday’s strikes that they would not be the last. The US was said to have been informed of the attack.
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Israel’s bellicose statements come amid growing Houthi ballistic missile attacks on Israel – which have become increasingly effective in recent weeks in evading Israeli air defenses.
The Houthis launched a missile and drone campaign targeting Israel, and another operation in the Red and Arabian Sea targeting Israeli and Israel-linked merchant shipping, in the fall of 2023 in solidarity with Gaza amid the Israeli offensive. The Houthi campaign has cost Israel billions of dollars in lost income, and forced the US and its allies to tie up considerable military resources in the region to try to halt the Houthi campaign, so far unsuccessfully.
Regional observers have indicated that Israel is lobbying the United States and regional allies to ramp up aggression against the militia, with concerns expressed that Tel Aviv seeks to reignite the Yemeni civil war to try to oust the Houthis from their strongholds in the country’s northwest, including the capital.
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