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Thursday, December 26, 2024
IDF confirms airstrikes against Houthi targets across Yemen
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF confirms launching airstrikes against the Houthis in Yemen in response to the Iran-backed terror group’s repeated ballistic missile and drone attacks on Israel in recent weeks.
In a statement, the military says Israeli Air Force fighter jets struck Houthi targets along Yemen’s western coast and deeper within the country.
The targets included “infrastructure used by the Houthi terror regime for its military activities” at Sanaa International Airport in the capital; the Hezyaz and Ras Kanatib power plants; and infrastructure at the Hodeida, Salif, and Ras Kanatib ports on the coast.
“These infrastructures were used by the Houthi terror regime to transfer Iranian weapons to the region and for the entry of senior Iranian officials,” the IDF says.
صورة اولية لبرج المراقبة في مطار صنعاء الدولي بعد استهدافه من قبل طيران الكيان الاسرائيلي المجرم … pic.twitter.com/Z4qENSGOXK
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The airstrikes were approved by IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, Defense Minister Israel Katz and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the military adds.
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