The Israel Protection Forces (IDF) launched air assaults on the Houthi rebels in Yemen after the Iranian-backed terrorists fired one other missile at Israel earlier Sunday, which Israeli air defenses managed to intercept.
The IDF stated in a press release:
IAF [Israeli Air Force] fighter jets, guided by intelligence from the IDF Intelligence Directorate and the Israeli Navy, struck and destroyed terror infrastructure belonging to the Houthi terrorist regime. Among the many targets have been the ports of Al Hudaydah, Ras Isa, and Salif.
These ports are utilized by the Houthi terrorist regime to switch weapons from the Iranian regime, that are employed to hold out terrorist operations towards the State of Israel and its allies.
The strike was carried out in response to the repeated assaults by the Houthi terrorist regime towards the State of Israel, its civilians, and civilian infrastructure, together with the launching of UAVs and surface-to-surface missiles towards Israeli territory.
The Houthi terrorist regime exploits the maritime area to undertaking pressure and conduct terrorist exercise towards passing vessels and international maritime commerce. The targets struck reveal the regime’s systematic use of civilian infrastructure for terrorist functions.
Among the many terror targets struck on the port of Ras Isa was the Galaxy Chief, a business vessel seized by the Houthi terrorist regime in November 2023. Houthi forces put in a radar system on the ship and have been utilizing it to trace vessels within the worldwide maritime enviornment to facilitate additional terrorist actions.
Moreover, the Ras Kanatib energy plant, which served as a major electrical energy provide facility for the Houthi regime’s navy operations, was struck. That is one other instance of how the Houthi regime makes use of civilian infrastructure.
The Houthi terrorist regime serves as a central proxy of the Iranian regime and receives funding and weaponry for its operations. It’s a accomplice in Iran’s international terrorist exercise.
The IDF is set to proceed working decisively towards any menace to the residents of the State of Israel, wherever required.
The airstrikes occurred as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was en path to the U.S. for talks with President Donald Trump about ending the regional battle launched by Iranian proxies on October 7, 2023.
In Gaza, the IDF continues to battle Hamas — which, regardless of being largely destroyed, nonetheless managed to launch a rocket on the Israeli group of Nirim Sunday night, which was not intercepted due to “human error.”
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