Israel launches series of strikes on Yemen’s Red Sea port Hodeidah

Israel has launched an attack against Yemen’s port of Hodeidah in its latest round of strikes against the the country, which it says is targeting the Houthis.

Dozens of Yemeni civilians have been killed in ongoing Israeli strikes.

The attack on Tuesday was first confirmed by the Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV station which reported 12 strikes. The Israeli military struck the Red Sea coast city, hours after it issued a threat to evacuate the area.

“For your safety, we urge everyone in Hodeida port and the vessels anchored there to evacuate the area immediately,” the Israeli army’s Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee said on X.

Since Israel launched its genocidal war on Gaza in October 2023, the Houthis have carried out drone and missile attacks against it in solidarity with Palestinians under fire. They have also targeted vessels in the Red Sea and launched drones towards Israel.

In response, Israel has hit infrastructures such as ports and power stations in Houthi-held parts of Yemen and also bombed civilian areas.

In the last two weeks, the Houthis claimed responsibility for a drone strike against Israel’s Ramon Airport near the Red Sea city of Eilat that injured two people. The attack on Sunday, which targeted the arrivals hall, had halted operations at the airport for around two hours.

Dozens of people were killed in the Yemeni capital Sanaa and the al-Jawf governorate in Israeli strikes on Wednesday. The following day, the Israeli military said it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen.