Video: Israel Bombs Yemen’s Hodeidah Port Day After Houthi Strike On Airport
Israel has bombed Yemen’s Hodeidah port, a day after the Iran-aligned Houthis fired a missile that struck close to Tel Aviv’s primary airport. Visuals confirmed an enormous ball of fireplace on the port and a cloud of smoke billowing into the sky.
❗️ Scary footage reveals MASSIVE scale of Israeli airstrikes on Yemen
Apocalyptic fires rage
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday vowed to retaliate for the assault by the Houthis close to Ben Gurion Airport, who’ve been firing at Israel and at transport within the Purple Sea in what they are saying is solidarity with the Palestinians.
Most assaults from Yemen have been intercepted by Israel’s missile defence programs, although a drone strike hit Tel Aviv final yr. Sunday’s missile was the primary recognized to have escaped being intercepted of a collection of missiles fired since March.
Late on Sunday, Houthi rebels stated they’d impose a “complete” aerial blockade on Israel by repeatedly concentrating on its airports, in response to Israel increasing its operations in Gaza.
The Houthis’ Humanitarian Operations Coordination Middle, a physique arrange final yr to liaise between Houthi forces and business transport operators, issued the warning about concentrating on Israeli airports, saying Ben Gurion Airport could be the highest goal.
The assertion connected an e-mail it stated was despatched to the Worldwide Air Transport Affiliation, the worldwide airways physique, and the United Nations’ Worldwide Civil Aviation Organisation.
Houthi forces referred to as “upon all worldwide airways to take this announcement into severe consideration … and to cancel all their flights to the airports of the felony Israeli enemy, as a way to safeguard the security of their plane and passengers,” the e-mail stated.
