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Saturday, July 20, 2024
Gallant: Fire burning in Hodeidah is warning that Israel will strike all who harm its citizens
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says Israel struck the Houthis in Yemen in order to send a message after they killed an Israeli citizen in a drone strike early Friday morning.
“The fire that is currently burning in Hodeidah, is seen across the Middle East and the significance is clear,” Gallant says in a statement. “The Houthis attacked us over 200 times. The first time that they harmed an Israeli citizen, we struck them. And we will do this in any place where it may be required.”
The Iran-backed Yemeni rebels have launched over 200 drones and cruise missiles at Israel since November, according to the military, the majority of which have been intercepted by US forces and in a handful of cases, by Israeli fighter jets and ground-based air defense systems.
