Middle East crisis: Israeli army hits military infrastructure at Yemen’s Hodeidah port

The Israeli army on Tuesday struck military infrastructure of the Houthi terrorist regime at the Hodeidah port in Yemen, the Israel defence forces (IDF) said. According to the IDF, the Hodeidah port is used by the Houthis to transfer Iranian-supplied weapons, which are deployed in attacks against Israel and its allies.

The strike comes in response to repeated assaults by the Houthi regime, including unmanned aerial vehicle and ground-to-ground missile launches toward Israeli territory."A short while ago, the IDF struck military infrastructure of the Houthi terrorist regime at the Hodeidah port in Yemen. The Hodeidah port serves the terrorist regime for transferring combat means of the Iranian regime, which are used to carry out terror plots against the State of Israel and its allies," The IDF said in a tweet.

"The strike was carried out in response to repeated attacks led by the terrorist regime against the State of Israel, during which unmanned aerial vehicles and ground-to-ground missiles were launched toward the territory of the State of Israel," IDF added. The IDF said the Houthis operate under Iranian direction and funding to target Israel and exploit maritime routes for terror activities against commercial and passing ships.

The military added it remains committed to striking any threat to Israeli citizens, regardless of distance."The IDF will continue to act forcefully against the repeated attacks by the Houthi terrorist regime against the State of Israel, and is determined to continue to strike forcefully at any threat to the citizens of the State of Israel, at any distance required," IDF said. The recent airstrikes coincided with funeral services attended by hundreds for 31 Yemeni journalists reportedly killed in Israeli strikes last week targeting Houthi positions in Sanaa, Yemen’s capital, AP reported. The strikes came after a Houthi-launched drone breached Israel’s multilayered air defenses and struck a southern Israeli airport, shattering glass and injuring one person. In Yemen, the strikes hit residential areas, a military headquarters, and a fuel station, leaving dozens dead—including the journalists—according to the health ministry in the rebel-controlled north.