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Thursday, December 19, 2024
Houthis claim 9 civilians killed in Israeli airstrikes in Yemen overnight
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The head of Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels claims Israeli airstrikes at the Hodeida port and in the rebel-held capital Sana’a killed nine civilians.
“The Israeli enemy targeted ports in Hodeida and power stations in Sana’a, and the Israeli aggression resulted in the martyrdom of nine civilian martyrs,” Abdul Malik al-Huthi says in a lengthy speech broadcast by the rebels’ Al-Masira TV.
The preplanned IDF operation coincided with the Houthis firing a missile that hit a school in central Israel early this morning.
Israeli military sources said the strikes were aimed at paralyzing all three ports used by the Houthis on the coast of the country. It was the third time Israel has struck Yemen in response to Houthi attacks, including a July strike after a drone killed a civilian in Tel Aviv.
The Times of Israel Community.