In addition to the strikes on Houthi ports, the Ras Kantib power station was attacked, the IDF said, due to its use by the Houthi regime for supplying electricity to terrorist operations.
This marks the first time the Israeli Navy has struck Houthi positions in Yemen.
Ultimately, enhancing Israel’s offensive posture against the Houthis may require a diversified approach beyond long-range air strikes.
Although it is usually stationed in Jordan, it landed in Yemen today, and the strike was carried out half an hour later.
This attack follows a series of Houthi missile and drone attacks in recent weeks, including a ballistic missile strike near Ben-Gurion International Airport on May 4 that wounded eight civilians and disrupted air traffic.
From attacking international trade routes to targeting Israeli civilians in airstrikes, the Houthis live by their dangerous slogan.
Israel attacked the Houthi rebels in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Tuesday.
Israeli fighter jets on Monday night conducted a wave of strikes on Yemen’s Hudaydah Port.
A direct military campaign against Yemen would play directly into Iran’s hands. Not only would it be logistically difficult and potentially prolonged, but it would also have limited strategic impact.
The Israeli Air Force has struck targets in Yemen six times since early summer in response to persistent attacks by the Houthis on Israeli communities and ships in the Red Sea.
It was the first time air-raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem since the Iranian attack on Oct. 1.
The strikes came during a televised address by Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi.
In the last few weeks, the Houthis launched several ballistic missile and drone attacks, prompting Israeli leadership to approve strikes on vital ports and energy infrastructure.
Early Thursday morning, the Israeli Air Force targeted Houthi-controlled ports and oil facilities in Yemen after the terror group launched a ballistic missile, triggering sirens across central Israel.
Nine said killed in IAF bombing of Houthi-controlled ports, oil facilities.
IDF: ‘One missile that was launched from Yemeni territory was intercepted and shot down before it crossed into Israeli territory.’
Earlier this month, a Houthi drone hit a residential high-rise building in the central Israeli city of Yavne, northeast of Ashdod.
On Monday, a blast in a residential high-rise building in Yavne, northeast of Ashdod, was confirmed to have been caused by a drone launched from Yemen.
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels have launched multiple missiles and drones at Israel since October 7, 2023.
Take-offs and landings were briefly suspended at Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion International Airport due to the Yemeni threat.
