Israel announces ‘large-scale air operation’ against Houthis in Yemen

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Dozens of fighter jets have bombed the port and power plants of the city of Hodeida

September 29 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Israeli Armed Forces have announced that they have carried out “a large-scale air operation” against the Houthis in Yemen, some 1,800 kilometers from the Israeli borders.

“The Air Force has attacked targets of the Houthi terrorist regime in Yemen, about 1,800 kilometers from the Israeli border,” highlights an Israeli military statement.

Dozens of Israeli fighter jets supported by refueling and spy planes have attacked “military targets of the terrorist Houthi regime” in the regions of Ras Issa and Hodeida.

Specifically, they have attacked power plants and a seaport that are used to import oil. “Through the attacked infrastructures and ports, the Houthi regime introduces Iranian weapons and supplies for military needs and, therefore, also oil into the region,” explains the Israeli statement.

This Israeli attack is “in response to the latest attacks carried out by the Houthi regime against the State of Israel”, after the launch of several long-range projectiles from Yemeni territory towards Israel.

Israel denounces that the Houthis act “under the direction and financing of Iran” and in collaboration with Iraqi militias “to harm the State of Israel, undermine regional order and disrupt global freedom of navigation.”

“The Israel Defense Forces are determined to continue acting against anyone who represents a threat to the citizens of the State of Israel, at any distance necessary,” the text concludes.

EMPTY TANKS

Yemeni media close to the Houthis have confirmed the Israeli attacks and in particular the bombing of the fuel depots at the Ras Issa port in Hodeidah and the city’s main port.

In addition, the Al Hali and Ras Kazib power plants, also in Hodeida, have been bombed, according to the Yemeni news agency Saba.

However, Houthi sources have assured that they had taken “precautions” and had emptied the fuel tanks in Ras Issa and Hodeida, reports the pan-Arab television Al Jazeera.

Israeli sources have highlighted that the attack was carried out in coordination with the Central Command of the United States Armed Forces, the American news portal Axios has stated.