The IDF struck the Hodeidah and Al-Salif ports in Yemen on Friday, an Israeli official informed The Jerusalem Submit.
The navy stated that these ports are used for transferring weapons and are “one other instance of the cynical use and exploitation of civilian infrastructure by the Houthi terrorist regime to advance terrorism.”
The strikes have been carried out by 15 Israeli air power fighter jets, and over 35 munitions have been dropped on the ports.
The strikes will seemingly put these ports out of operational use for a month, in keeping with IDF estimates. The targets that have been hit have been extra worldwide and extra central for the Houthis than what the US hit when it was placing Houthi targets in Yemen.
Protection Minister Israel Katz stated that the navy “severely broken” the ports it attacked in Yemen on X/Twitter shortly after the strikes.
צה”ל תקף כעת ופגע קשות בנמלים בתימן הנמצאים בשליטת ארגון הטרור החות׳י.גם שדה התעופה בצנעא עדיין הרוס.כמו שאמרנו: אם החות׳ים ימשיכו לירות טילים לעבר מדינת ישראל הם יספגו מכות כואבות – ונפגע גם בראשי הטרור כמו שעשינו לדף והסינווארים בעזה, לנסראללה בביירות ולהנייה בטהרן, נצוד… pic.twitter.com/MBGIVupkYC
— ישראל כ”ץ Israel Katz (@Israel_katz) May 16, 2025
“As we stated: If the Houthis proceed to fireplace missiles towards the State of Israel, they may undergo painful blows — and we may even goal terror leaders as now we have performed with Deif and the Sinwars in Gaza, Nasrallah in Beirut, and Haniyeh in Tehran. We’ll seek out and eradicate Abd al-Malik al-Houthi in Yemen as effectively.”
“We’ll defend ourselves by our personal energy in opposition to any enemy,” Katz concluded.
The IDF stated it performed the strikes after quite a few prior warnings. “Given the Houthis’ use of those ports for terrorist functions, the IDF once more warns anybody current on the ports to evacuate and keep away from the realm,” the IDF added. “Any hostile exercise in these ports will proceed to be prevented.”
Footage captures the second Israeli airstrikes struck Hodeidah port in western Yemen, escalating regional tensions. pic.twitter.com/TwJZfCZ3It
— Geopoliti Monitor (@GeopolitixM) May 16, 2025
“The IDF is set to proceed working and placing forcefully in opposition to anybody who poses a risk to the residents of the State of Israel, at any distance vital,” the navy concluded.
“Our pilots have efficiently struck two Houthi terrorist ports once more, and that is just the start,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated. “There shall be extra to come back. We’re not keen to take a seat idly by and permit the Houthis to hurt us. We’ll strike them a lot more durable, together with their management and all of the infrastructure that allows them to hurt us.”
“The one behind them, that gives them help, steerage, and approval, is Iran. The Houthis pays a really heavy value, and we’ll defend ourselves by all means vital to make sure the safety of the State of Israel,” the prime minister concluded.
Israel reportedly waited for US President Donald Trump’s go to to the Center East to conclude earlier than attacking Yemen, a safety supply informed Military Radio.
Israel is allegedly in search of to impose a naval blockade on the Houthis, Sky Information in Arabic reported, citing an Israeli supply.
Not the primary time the IAF struck on the Yemeni ports
The Israeli air power reportedly performed airstrikes on the similar three Houthi-controlled Yemen ports on Sunday following a warning from the IDF’s Arabic spokesperson, Col. Avichay Adraee, that locals ought to evacuate till additional discover.
“Because of the terrorist Houthi regime’s use of seaports for its terrorist actions, we urge all these current at these ports to evacuate and avoid them to your personal security till additional discover,” Adraee stated earlier than the strikes started.
Over the past week, the Houthis have fired 4 missiles, with one falling brief and touchdown in Saudi Arabia. The IDF intercepted the entire remaining ones.
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