Israel hits Yemen after Houthi attack on Tel Aviv airport
Israel said on Monday that it retaliated for repeated attacks from Yemen’s Houthis by striking multiple targets belonging to the “Houthi terrorist regime.”
Israel said it struck infrastructure sites in the Hudaydah port that serve as a “central supply source” for the Iran-backed Houthis and also hit the Bajil Concrete Plant east of the city. The port is used to transfer Iranian weapons and other military equipment for “terrorist purposes,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Telegram.
The plant, the IDF wrote, is a “significant” source of income for the Houthis and also manufactures products used to build underground tunnels and “terrorist infrastructure” for the regime.
At least 21 people were injured in Israeli strikes targeting the Bajil cement plant, the Houthis’ Health Ministry said.
Witnesses told dpa that violent explosions shook the city, and smoke and flames were seen rising from the port of Hudaydah and the Bajil factory. Ambulances were heard rushing towards the factory, they added.
The strikes come one day after eight people were injured when the Houthis fired a ballistic missile at Ben Gurion International Airport outside Tel Aviv.
Since the start of the Gaza conflict in October 2023, the Houthi militia has repeatedly attacked Israel and international merchant ships in support of its ally, Hamas.
After Israel’s army resumed attacks in the Gaza Strip on March 18 after a ceasefire broke down, the Houthis have resumed regularly firing projectiles towards Israel.
