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Netanyahu thanks 'our friend the United States.' 'Anyone who harms us will pay a heavy price.'
Netanyahu thanks 'our friend the United States.' 'Anyone who harms us will pay a heavy price.'
3 dead, 87 wounded in the strikes on Hodeidah, Al-Masirah TV says.
Israeli officials plan strong counterattack in case of attempted retribution.<ref><small>
Israel strikes Houthi-controlled port in Yemen after deadly drone attack on Tel Aviv.
Fuel depot, other facilities at Hodeida Port targeted in Israel’s first strike in Yemen, one of its farthest-ever actions, in response to months of attacks on country amid Gaza war.
By Emanuel Fabian.
20 July, 2024, 10:04 pm
The Israeli Air Force struck the Houthi-controlled port of Hodeida in western Yemen on Saturday, the military and local media said, a day after a drone launched by the Iran-backed group struck Tel Aviv, killing an Israeli man.
In a statement, the Israeli military said: “Fighter jets struck military targets of the Houthi terror regime in the area of the Hodeida Port in Yemen, in response to the hundreds of attacks carried out against the State of Israel in recent months.”
It marked the first time the Israel Defense Forces has conducted strikes in Yemen. The attack was named by the military “Operation Long Arm.”
The IAF strike on the port was aimed at preventing the Houthis from importing Iranian weapons, as well as causing the Iran-backed rebels financial damage.
According to the Israeli military, the port in the Houthi-controlled city has been used repeatedly to bring in weapons from Iran, and therefore Israel saw it as a legitimate military target.
The airstrike targeted fuel depots, energy-related sites, and other facilities at the port. Images and video showed massive flames and smoke rising from the port.
([https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2024/07/AFP__20240720__364N2BX__v1__HighRes__YemenPalestinianIsraelConflict-640x400.jpg]A handout picture obtained from Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah Media Center show a huge column of fire erupting following Israeli strikes in the Yemeni rebel-held port city of Hodeida on July 20, 2024. Photo by ANSARULLAH MEDIA CENTRE / AFP).
Israel acted alone in the strike with no American military involvement. An Israeli military official said the United States had been updated ahead of the attack.
At least a dozen IAF aircraft, including F-35 stealth fighter jets, F-15 fighters, reconnaissance aircraft and refueling planes were involved in the attack — the latter of which was due to the target being some 1,700 kilometers (1,000 miles) from Israel...
[https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-strikes-houthi-controlled-port-in-yemen-after-deadly-drone-attack-on-tel-aviv/ TOI]
IDF strikes Yemen's Al Hudaydah days after Houthi drone attack
Reports say 'dozens killed and injured' in series of strikes in the port city; military confirms fighter jets attacked the area; US distances itself from strike: 'Israel acted alone'
Yoav Zitun, Lior Ben Ari |07.20.24
[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hj8wvlkuc YNet]
After deadly Tel Aviv attack, restraint against Houthis was no longer deemed an option.
David Horovitz.
20 July, 2024.
Security chiefs were hoping a hostage deal might deescalate war, including in the north. After Friday’s attack, and Israel’s inevitable response, they’re bracing for wider conflict.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels, another of Iran’s terror proxies avowedly seeking to destroy Israel, have been targeting the country since soon after Hamas’s October 7 invasion and slaughter. And Israel had elected not to strike back, even after a missile scored a direct hit on Eilat in March.
But in the early hours of Friday morning, an apparently upgraded Houthi drone evaded Israel’s defenses — for reasons thus far ascribed by the IDF to “human error” — and exploded in Tel Aviv, striking an apartment bloc and killing a 50-year-old Israeli, Yevgeny Ferder. The Houthis declared that this marked a “new phase” in their operations against Israel.
[https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-deadly-tel-aviv-attack-restraint-against-houthis-was-no-longer-deemed-an-option/ TOI]
Israeli Jets Bomb Sites in Yemen Linked to Iran-Backed Houthis.
The strike was retaliation for a drone attack launched from Yemen a day earlier, which evaded Israel’s defenses and hit a building in Tel Aviv, killing one person.
By Aaron Boxerman, Ronen Bergman and Eric Schmitt
Aaron Boxerman reported from Jerusalem, Eric Schmitt from Washington and Ronen Bergman from Tel Aviv.
July 20, 2024
Updated 2:49 p.m. ET
Israeli fighter jets bombed sites in Yemen linked to the Iran-backed Houthi militia on Saturday in retaliation for a deadly drone attack in Tel Aviv a day earlier. It was the first time Israel has publicly struck the group following months of escalating Houthi attacks.
The airstrikes targeted gas and oil depots and a power station that Israel said were used for military purposes in the area of the Red Sea port of Hodeidah. The port is controlled by the Houthis and contains oil export facilities.
Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, the Israeli military spokesman, said the operation was “one of the farthest and longest ever conducted by the Israeli air force.” He called the port a major supply route for Iranian weapons to Yemen.
But the Hodeidah port is also a vital conduit for humanitarian aid to impoverished Yemen, and Admiral Hagari said Israel had struck some “dual-use” targets that could be for civilian or military purposes.
The Israeli strike was a response to about 200 missiles and drones launched by the Houthis at Israel over the past several months, according to Admiral Hagari.
Nasruddin Amer, a Houthi spokesman, wrote on social media after the Israeli bombardment that his group would continue to attack Israel as part of a military campaign the group says is an expression of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
[https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/20/world/middleeast/israel-houthis-yemen.html NYT]
Casualties reported following Israeli strike in Yemen.
IDF strikes Houthi military targets near Al Hudaydah Port in Yemen, following hundreds of attacks against Israel.
Israel National News.
Jul 20, 2024, 8:32 PM
[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/393335 INN]
"The attack is 200 km further from Israel than Tehran": new details about the attack in Yemen.
The political-security cabinet convened today, under darkness, to approve the IDF's plan - due to a demand from Speaker Netanyahu and Gallant • High alert in the Air Force all over the country for fear of a reaction • The Americans were informed in advance of the attack, the IDF clarified: "It is in Israeli action only" • Documentation: Air Force F-15s take off to attack Yemen.
Nir Dvori | Uri Isaac | Dana Weiss | N12|
Published 20:00 20.07.24 | Updated
[https://www.mako.co.il/news-military/2024_q2/Article-9fc376779f0d091026.htm Mako]
The fire seen across the Middle East: Israeli officials, terror orgs. respond to strike in Yemen.
The IDF strike was the first strike on Yemen's soil in response to ongoing Houthi attacks on Israel and the Red Sea, including a drone attack on Tel Aviv that killed one.
By Maya Gur Arieh.
July 20, 2024 20:46
Updated: July 20, 2024 21:59
..."The fire that is currently burning in Hodeidah is seen across the Middle East, and the significance is clear," Gallant said. "The Houthis attacked us over 200 times. The first time that they harmed an Israeli citizen, we struck them. And we will do this wherever it may be required."
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a video statement released later on Saturday, commended the IDF and warned Israel's adversaries, saying, "From the beginning of the war, I made it clear that Israel would harm anyone who harms us."
He also spoke of convening the cabinet to authorize the operation. He noted the military purposes behind the port in Hodeidah, including serving as an entry point for Iranian-supplied weapons..
[https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-811120 JPost]
Al Hudaydah burns as Israel prepares for Houthi retaliation.
Arab news outlets report at least 80 injured or killed in strike on critical Houthi port allowing Iranian weapons to reach terror group; Israeli officials plan strong counterattack in case of attempted retribution.
Itamar Eichner, Yoav Zitun, Lior Ben Ari | 07.20.24
[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/h11ar5k00c YNet]
IDF Spokesman Hagari confirms IDF strike on Yemen's Hodeidah in 'Operation Outstretched Arm.'
By Jerusalem Post Staff.
07/20/2024 09:14 PM
[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-811125 JPost]
'Iran has many arms': Halevi addresses Hodeidah strike and implications for Iran.
On July 19, 2024, the Houthis, after months of repeated attempts had one if its UAVs hitting Tel Aviv in [[Israel]], killing one and injuring four others.
On July 20, 2024, Israel responded with 'Operation Long Arm' / 'Operation Outstretched Arm':
IDF strikes Yemen's Al Hudaydah [Hodeidah]. Casualties reported following Israeli strike in Yemen. It was also in response to ongoing Houthi attacks on Israel and the Red Sea for months.
"Over 220 projectiles have been launched [by the Houthis] against Israeli civilians and infrastructure, the latest one killing a civilian and injuring many more.” The official emphasized that “the Houthis attacks are acts of aggression, a flagrant violation of international law and a threat to international security and the Middle east stability. I remind you, the Houthis declared a maritime siege on Israel and parts of the Middle east and Europe, and have attacked dozens of times different navy vessels from different countries of all around the world in various terror aggressions, killing people, sinking ships, taking ships, and disrupting the whole economic system in the Middle East and in Europe."
Explained: They 'have been targeting the country since soon after Hamas’s October 7 invasion and slaughter. And Israel had elected not to strike back, even after a missile scored a direct hit on Eilat in March. But in the early hours of Friday morning, an apparently upgraded Houthi drone evaded Israel’s defenses — for reasons thus far ascribed by the IDF to “human error” — and exploded in Tel Aviv, striking an apartment bloc and killing a 50-year-old Israeli, Yevgeny Ferder. The Houthis declared that this marked a “new phase” in their operations against Israel.'
"The attack is 200 km further from Israel than Tehran." High alert in the Air Force all over the country for fear of a reaction. The Americans were informed in advance of the attack, the IDF clarified: "It is in Israeli action only."
The military purposes behind the port in Hodeidah, including serving as an entry point for Iranian-supplied weapons.
'Iran has many arms': Chief of Staff Halevi addresses Hodeidah strike and implications for Iran.
The strike on Houthi fuel port is a warning to Iran.
Netanyahu thanks 'our friend the United States.' 'Anyone who harms us will pay a heavy price.'
Drill in Greece and fire that will burn in Yemen for days: The farthest attack from Israeli territory ever carried out by the military, and its insistence on undertaking the operation without US aid as it carried out specialized drills in Greece.
The IDF didn’t comment on additional targets hit during the operation in the maritime port area of the city of Al Hudaydah in western Yemen, but according to several sources some 10 targets were attacked in the area.
3 dead, 87 wounded in the strikes on Hodeidah, Al-Masirah TV says.
3 dead, 87 wounded in the strikes on Hodeidah, Al-Masirah TV says.
By Reuters.
By Reuters.
07/20/2024 11:44 PM
07/20/2024 11:44 PM
[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-811139 JPost]</small></ref>
[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-811139 JPost]
Israel’s strike on Houthi fuel port is a warning to Iran.
Yaakov Lappin.
(July 21, 2024 / JNS)
...."Over 220 projectiles have been launched [by the Houthis] against Israeli civilians and infrastructure, the latest one killing a civilian and injuring many more.” The official emphasized that “the Houthis attacks are acts of aggression, a flagrant violation of international law and a threat to international security and the Middle east stability. I remind you, the Houthis declared a maritime siege on Israel and parts of the Middle east and Europe, and have attacked dozens of times different navy vessels from different countries of all around the world in various terror aggressions, killing people, sinking ships, taking ships, and disrupting the whole economic system in the Middle East and in Europe."
[https://www.jns.org/israels-strike-on-houthi-fuel-port-is-a-warning-to-iran/ JNS]
Drill in Greece and fire that will burn in Yemen for days: These are the details of Israel's strike on Houthi port.
New information on the farthest attack from Israeli territory ever carried out by the military, and its insistence on undertaking the operation without US aid as it carried out specialized drills in Greece.
Yoav Zitun | published: 07.21.24|03:53
...The IDF didn’t comment on additional targets hit during the operation in the maritime port area of the city of Al Hudaydah in western Yemen, but according to several sources some 10 targets were attacked in the area.
[https://www.ynetnews.com/article/r1f5kqc00c YNet]</small></ref>