Israel carried out it first strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen since the Israel-Iran ceasefire, attacking ports and a power plant around midnight local time Sunday night into Monday morning. <\/p>\n
The strikes come after at least three Houthi ballistic missiles were launched at Israel after the ceasefire, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) including one missile that was intercepted Saturday. <\/p>\n
Israel struck the ports of Hodeida, Ras Isa, Salif and the Ras Kanatib power plant along the Red Sea. The IDF also struck the Galaxy Leader, a cargo ship seized by the Houthis in November 2023. <\/p>\n
\u201cHouthi forces installed a radar system on the ship and have been using it to track vessels in the international maritime arena to facilitate further terrorist activities,\u201d the IDF said in a statement following the strikes. <\/p>\n
A short time before the wave of strikes, the IDF\u2019s Arabic language spokesman, Avichay Adraee, issued an evacuation warning for the ports and the power station. <\/p>\n
Defense Minister Israel Katz said the strikes were part of the newly named Operation \u201cBlack Flag.\u201d In a statement on social media, Katz said, \u201cThe Houthis will continue to pay a heavy price for their actions\u201d and promised more attacks would follow if the Houthis kept launch drones and ballistic missiles at Israel. <\/p>\n
The Houthi military confirmed the strikes but said, \u201cYemeni air defenses effectively confronted the Israeli aggression,\u201d using, \u201ca massive barrage of locally manufactured surface-to-air missiles,\u201d in a short statement on early Monday morning local. <\/p>\n
Houthi political bureau member Mohammed Al Farah said targeting Yemeni ports, power stations, and other \u201ccivilian facilities is an attempt to harm civilians and has no connection to any military activity,\u201d according to the Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV. <\/p>\n
The attack comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu travels to Washington to meet with US President Donald Trump. <\/p>\n
Since Israel\u2019s war with Hamas in Gaza started in October 2023, the country has come under fire from missiles and rockets from Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen, who claim to strike Israel in solidarity with the Palestinians. <\/p>\n
The Iran-backed Houthis have also repeatedly targeted commercial and military ships in the Red Sea. <\/p>\n
In March, the US carried out extensive strikes on Yemen to degrade the group\u2019s military capabilities. <\/p>\n
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