At least 21 people were hurt in the strikes on Monday, according to Houthi-run health ministry spokesman Anees al-Asbahi.
The Israeli army claimed fighter jets struck Houthis’ infrastructure, including a cement factory east of Hodeidah, which it called “an important economic resource” and used to build tunnels and military installations.
The Israeli army stated in a statement that the Hodeidah seaport is a “hub for the transfer of Iranian weapons and equipment for military needs.” The assertion was unable to be independently verified.
Six Israeli strikes hit Hodeidah’s port, according to Houthi-run Al Masirah TV, placing Israel and the United States at fault.
A senior US official, who claimed the air raids were coordinated between Israel and the US, was quoted by Axios journalist Barak Ravid.
A US defense source claimed that US forces did not participate in the Israeli strikes on Yemen today but did not deny that nonlethal support may have been used.
A ballistic missile launched from Yemen on Sunday struck close to Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport, leading to the attack.
The first known missile to avoid intercepting since the Yemeni group began attacking Israel in November 2023, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had pledged retaliation for the Houthi attack.
Israeli attacks on Yemen are moving in a “new phase”
About 30 Israeli warplanes, according to Al Jazeera correspondent Ali Hashem, flew from a command center in Tel Aviv on Monday, under the direction of Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz.
Hashem referred to the strikes as a “new phase” in Israeli occupation of Yemen.
Hashem noted that the US has launched a more aggressive assault on Yemen since US President Donald Trump’s re-election in January, which is “directly related to Israeli interests.”
Israel has bombed targets in Yemen before for the first time. At least nine people were killed when air raids targeted the Ras Isa oil terminal and other locations in Hodeidah province in December.
Hashem called Sunday’s attack the “most significant strike” since the group launched its campaign in November 2023, which it claimed was to show solidarity with Palestinians and was a response to Israel’s war on Gaza. In Tel Aviv, a drone had previously struck a building last year.
The Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah, have launched more than 100 drone and missile attacks on vessels they claim are connected to Israel in the Red Sea since November 2023.
Source: Aljazeera
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