Israel Retaliates Against Houthis Missile Attacks, Strikes Yemen's Sana'a Airport

Last Updated:December 26, 2024, 20:59 IST

Israel carried out strikes at Sana'a Airport In Yemen, in response to week-long missile strikes by Houthis against Israel.

Israel strikes Yemen's Sana'a Airport (Reuters Image)

The Israeli military carried out strikes on Sana’a Airport in Yemen’s capital on Thursday, Haaretz newspaper reported, citing an Israeli official.

The IDF also struck the Hodeidah seaport in western Yemen.

Israel’s retaliation comes after a week of continued missile launches by the Houthis against Israel, which also included a recent hypersonic ballistic strike on Tel Aviv.

The Houthis have time and again launched missiles targetting Israel since the beginning of the war in Gaza, in solidarity with the Palestinians.

IDF Reacts To Strikes

The IDF took to X and said that it carried out strikes against Houthis.

“Following the approval of operational plans by the Chief of the General Staff, the Minister of Defense and the Prime Minister, IAF fighter jets conducted intelligence-based strikes on military targets belonging to the Houthi terrorist regime on the western coast and inland Yemen a short while ago," the IDF tweeted.

“The Houthi terrorist regime has repeatedly attacked the State of Israel and its citizens, including in UAV and surface-to-surface missile attacks on Israeli territory," it added.

The military said that it struck the military infrastructure used by the Houthis for its military activities in both the Sana’a Airport and the Hezyaz and Ras Kanatib power stations.

“In addition, the IDF struck military infrastructure in the Al-Hudaydah, Salif and Ras Kanatib ports on the western coast," it said.

“These military targets were used by the Houthi terrorist regime to smuggle Iranian weapons into the region and for the entry of senior Iranian officials. This is a further example of the Houthis’ exploitation of civilian infrastructure for military purposes," the IDF tweeted.

Israel Preparing For Major Military Strike In Yemen: Reports

Israel is reportedly gearing up for a “major" military strike inside Yemen to target Houthis, in response to the ongoing missile and drone attacks, Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported on Thursday. The reports emerged shortly before the information of an Israeli military strike on Sana’a airport came to the fore.

Yedioth Ahronoth reported that the Israeli government, in collaboration with the United States, may be weighing the option of escalating military actions following the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump in January 2025.

A source informed the newspaper that discussions with American officials have included “the possibility of launching a significant operation on Yemeni soil," emphasising “the strong coordination between the two sides, with Washington recognising the need to intensify these attacks."

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