The Israeli army said today that its fighter jets hit targets in central and western Yemen, including a power plant and two ports controlled by the Houthis, Reuters reported, quoted by BTA.
The targets included military infrastructure sites at the Hezyaz power plant in the capital Sanaa, as well as military infrastructure in the ports of Hodeidah and Ras Issa on Yemen's western coast. in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, as well as military infrastructure in the ports of Hodeidah and Ras Issa on Yemen's west coast.
“Fighters recently struck military targets of the Houthi terrorist regime on the west coast and inland in Yemen“, the Israeli army said in a statement, adding that the airstrikes were in response to Houthi missile attacks on Israel, according to Agence France-Presse.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today that Yemeni Houthi rebels “are paying and will continue to pay a high price for their aggression against Israel“.
Today's airstrikes on the Yemeni port of Ras Issa targeted an oil warehouse near the port docks, with no reports of damage to commercial ships, British maritime security company "Ambri" reported.