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Friday, January 10, 2025
IDF confirms airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF confirms it launched airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen a short while ago, in response to the Iran-backed group’s repeated ballistic missile and drone attacks on Israel.
The Israeli Air Force strikes targeted the Hezyaz power plant near the capital Sanaa and infrastructure at the Hodeidah and Ras Isa ports on the western coast of Yemen, according to the military.
The IDF says the power plant served “as a central source of energy for the Houthi terrorist regime in its military activities.”
The strikes were carried out shortly after the US-led coalition reportedly hit Houthi sites in the Harf Sufyan District, north of Sanaa.
Israel coordinated its strikes with the US, as it has done in past sorties in Yemen. It was not a joint Israeli-US attack, contrary to some reports.
The Times of Israel Community.