Tel Aviv – Israel launched a retaliatory strike on Yemen after missile attacks from the Houthi group rained down on its territory. Prime Minister (PM) Benjamin Netanyahu also issued a threat that the Houthi “will pay a heavy price” after firing missiles into Israeli territory. “After Hamas, Hezbollah, and the (Bashar al-) Assad regime in Syria, the Houthi are almost the last force of the Iranian axis of evil,” Netanyahu stated in his remarks, as reported by Al Arabiya, Friday (20/12/2024).
“Houthi are learning and will learn from the bitter experience that those who attack Israel will pay a very high price for it,” he asserted.
Israel’s Minister of Defense, Israel Katz, in a statement on Thursday (19/12), vowed that Israel’s “long arm” would reach the Houthi leaders in Yemen. “I warn the leaders of the Houthi terrorist organization: Israel’s long arm will reach you.” “Anyone who raises their hand against the state of Israel, their hand will be cut off; anyone who hurts, will be hurt sevenfold,” Katz asserted in a statement via social media X. The Israeli military had previously announced that its forces had intercepted missiles launched from Yemen. There were no reports of damage or casualties from the missile attack.
However, Tel Aviv launched a retaliatory strike on Yemeni territory, targeting Houthi military positions. In its statement, the Israeli military claimed that its forces had “conducted precision strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen, including ports and energy infrastructure in Sanaa.” The Tel Aviv military stated that its targets in Yemen were used by Houthi forces for military purposes.
A report by Al Masirah TV, a Houthi-run television station, stated that at least nine people were killed due to the Israeli airstrikes in Yemen. It was detailed that seven people were killed in the attack on the Salif port and two others were killed in the area of the Ras Issa oil facility — both located in Hodeidah.
The Tel Aviv airstrikes, according to Al Masirah TV reports, also targeted two central power plants in the southern and northern parts of the capital, Sanaa.
Hot! Israel Strikes Back at Yemen After Houthi Missile Attack
