Israeli Airstrikes Devastate Yemen’s Hodeida Port Amid Escalating Regional Tensions

Let’s face facts: This war will go on until President Trump is back in office, as the agents of global chaos known as the Democrat Party, is actively supporting Hamas, the Palestinian Authority, that has people killing Jews, and Israel at the same time. War is big business as the American taxpayer suffers.

New satellite images have shown the extensive damage inflicted on oil storage facilities at Yemen’s Hodeida port after Israeli airstrikes on Saturday. This attack is Israel’s first direct assault on the Houthi militant group amid intensifying Middle Eastern tensions.

🇮🇱🇾🇪Moments of yesterday’s #Israeli airstrikes on the port of Hodeida in #Yemen. pic.twitter.com/IHeKPIrWCr

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The strikes zeroed in on oil refineries and electrical infrastructure, igniting multiple oil tanks, leading to massive flames and thick black smoke visible from miles away, as evidenced by high-resolution satellite images provided to Newsweek by Maxar Technologies.

This Israeli strike on Yemen transpired just one day after the Houthis claimed responsibility for a deadly drone attack on Tel Aviv, which resulted in at least one death and nearly a dozen injuries in Israel’s second-largest city.

“The Houthis attacked us over 200 times. The first time they harmed an Israeli citizen, we struck them. And we will do this in any place where it may be required,” declared Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant after the strike.

The airstrike on Hodeida harbor, a vital gateway for fuel and international aid into Houthi-held territories in Yemen, underscores the larger conflict involving multiple Iranian-backed factions targeting Israel, further entangling the Middle Eastern geopolitical scenario.

Israeli strikes on Saturday hit a power plant and fuel storage facilities in Hodeida, the main port under the control of Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels.

Here is what we know about the damage caused by the attack: https://t.co/DKZyu7Wdye pic.twitter.com/qkALSxK18X

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The IDF stated that the “port serves as an entryway for Iranian weapons for the Houthi terrorist regime,” cautioning that “the IDF is capable of operating anywhere required and will strike any force that endangers Israelis.”

Preliminary reports from the Ministry of Health in Sana’a, Yemen’s capital, translated from Arabic, indicated that at least 80 people sustained injuries in the strikes, many with severe burns.

The bombardment has reportedly disrupted operations at Hodeida port, affecting the flow of essential goods and services. However, Yemeni port authorities have stated that the port is functioning at full capacity.

The Houthi’s strike was a rare breach of Israel’s “Iron Dome” air-defense system and marked the group’s first lethal strike inside Israel. The drone struck near the U.S. Embassy in central Tel Aviv, roughly 1,500 miles from southern Yemen. Prior Houthi projectiles launched toward Israel had been intercepted.

The Houthis have frequently targeted commercial ships in the Red Sea, an act of defiance against ongoing Israeli offensives in Gaza since Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack, which resulted in around 1,200 Israeli fatalities and 250 hostages.

Six Yemenis killed by Israeli bombs in Hodeida port

Over the weekend, Israeli occupation forces targeted the Yemeni port city of Hodeida with airstrikes, resulting in the killing of six Yemenis and injuring more than 80, according to the Ministry of Health.

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In response to Hamas’ attack, Israel initiated extensive ground and air invasions of Gaza, resulting in the deaths of 34,000 Palestinians and the displacement of another two million, according to the Associated Press, citing Hamas figures – which are terrorist numbers as Hamas are the roaches that attacked Israel to begin with. They are the government of Gaza so every time you hear of any figures announced by them, know that it literally is the numbers from the terrorists.

Major Points:

• Israeli airstrikes on Yemen’s Hodeida port marked the first direct assault on the Houthi militant group.
• The strikes targeted oil refineries and electrical infrastructure, causing massive flames and thick black smoke.
• The airstrikes followed a fatal Houthi drone attack on Tel Aviv, which killed one person and injured nearly a dozen.
• Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant emphasized Israel’s commitment to respond to Houthi attacks.
• The strikes disrupted operations at Hodeida port, affecting the flow of essential goods and services.

TL Holcomb – Reprinted with permission of Whatfinger News