Israeli Air Strikes Kill at Least Nine in Yemen After Intercepted Missile
Israeli air strikes targeting Houthi military infrastructure in Yemen have killed at least nine people, Al Jazeera reports, citing Houthi-controlled media reports.
The attacks, which occurred Thursday morning, followed the interception of a Houthi missile fired towards Israel overnight.
The Israeli military confirmed the strikes, stating they targeted “military targets” in Yemen’s western coastal strip and inland, including ports and energy infrastructure in Sanaa and Hodeidah. Spokesperson Daniel Hagari cited the intercepted missile and continued Houthi attacks over the past 14 months as justification for the action.
Al Masirah TV, a Houthi-run news outlet, reported seven deaths in an attack on the port of as-Salif and two more in strikes on the Ras Isa oil facility, both located in Hodeidah province. The outlet also claimed that two central power stations near Sanaa were targeted. Yemen’s SABA news agency corroborated the attacks on Hodeidah, including the Ras Isa facility, reporting casualties among employees.
This is not the first time Israel has targeted Hodeidah; previous strikes in July and September resulted in at least four deaths.
Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a member of the Houthi political bureau, accused the US of complicity in the attacks, claiming the strikes on civilian infrastructure expose Western hypocrisy. He vowed continued Houthi support for Gaza and escalation in response to the Israeli actions.
The Houthi attacks on Israel and Israeli-linked shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden have intensified in recent months, presented as a show of solidarity with Palestinians during the ongoing conflict in Gaza, which has claimed over 45,000 lives, a majority of them women and children.
