For the first time since the Israel–Hamas war erupted last October, the Israeli military has deployed fighter jets to strike Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. This action follows an incident where the rebels penetrated Tel Aviv airspace with a kamikaze drone (also for the first time) on Friday, resulting in the death of one civilian.
Huthi official Mohammed Abdulsalam posted on social media that a “brutal Israel aggression against Yemen” had just occurred. He noted that the airstrikes hit “fuel storage facilities and a power plant” in the Yemeni port of Hodeida “to pressure Yemen to stop supporting” Palestinians in the Gaza war.
Footage of the attack has surfaced on X by early Saturday afternoon.
Yemen's oil infrastructure burning 👇They shouldn't have sent that f*cking drone to Tel Aviv. pic.twitter.com/hT3MsOK0TS
— Dr. Eli David (@DrEliDavid) July 20, 2024
12 Israeli warplanes, including advanced F35 jets, participated in aerial strikes on the port of #Hudaydah in Yemen. pic.twitter.com/aoOyKwtNvT
— Tehran Times (@TehranTimes79) July 20, 2024
Twelve Israeli warplanes, including the advanced F35 jets, took part in aerial attack on the port of Hudaydah in Yemen pic.twitter.com/gJ8vCyWhhm
— PressTV Extra (@PresstvExtra) July 20, 2024
