IDF issues evacuation warnings for three Houthi-controlled ports in Yemen

The IDF has issued an “urgent” evacuation warning for three Houthi-controlled ports in Yemen, ahead of possible airstrikes.

In a post on X, the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesman Col. Avichay Adraee warns those at the Ras Isa, Hodeidah, and Salif ports on the western coast to evacuate.

“Due to the Houthi terror regime’s use of ports for its terror activities, we urge all those present at these ports to evacuate and stay away from them for your own safety until further notice,” he says.

The IDF has issued similar warnings for the ports in the past, and carried out strikes against them several days later.

Since the last Israeli airstrikes on the Houthis in Yemen, the Iran-backed group has fired seven ballistic missiles and at least one drone at Israel. A missile fired earlier this evening fell short before reaching Israel.

#عاجل تحذير لكل المتواجدين في الموانئ البحرية التي يسيطر عليها النظام الحوثي الإرهابي
⭕️ميناء رأس عيسى
⭕️ميناء الحديدة
⭕️ميناء الصليف

????أمامكم تحذير هام وعاجل????

نظرًا لقيام النظام الحوثي الإرهابي باستخدام الموانئ البحرية لصالح أنشطته الإرهابية نحث جميع المتواجدين في هذه الموانئ… pic.twitter.com/8Yjo0HA4Dt

— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) June 9, 2025