‘Yemen’s fate same as Iran’s’: Israel again strikes Yemen’s Hodeidah port; sends warning to rebel-backed Houthi | World News
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Monday launched airstrikes on Yemen’s port of Hodeidah, targeting what it described as “military infrastructure of the Houthi terror regime.”In an official statement, the IDF confirmed that the airstrikes destroyed various military assets, including engineering equipment that was being used to restore the port’s infrastructure, fuel tanks, and naval vessels used in hostile activities against Israel and international maritime traffic near the port.Defence Minister Israel Katz in a statement said, “On Monday, the Israeli military struck terror targets of the Houthi terror regime at the port of Hodeidah and is forcefully enforcing the prevention of any attempt to restore the previously attacked terror infrastructure”. He added that “Yemen’s fate will be the same as Tehran’s,” referring to the recent conflict between Israel and Iran, reported AFP.The Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah television channel confirmed the attack, reporting “a series of Israeli air strikes on the Hodeidah port.”A Houthi security official told AFP that “the bombing destroyed the port’s dock, which had been rebuilt following previous strikes.”Israel first attacked Yemen’s rebel-held port city of Hodeidahh in June this year, launching its first seaborne assault against the Iranian-backed Houthi.
