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IDF issues ‘urgent’ evacuation warning for Houthi-controlled port in Yemen
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The IDF issues an “urgent” evacuation warning for the Houthi-controlled port of Hodeidah in western Yemen, ahead of strikes in the coming hours.
“The [Israel] Defense Forces will strike in the coming hours in the area marked on the map in light of the military activities carried out by the terrorist Houthi regime there,” warns Col. Avichay Adraee, the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesman.
“For your safety, we call on all those present at Hodeidah Port and the ships moored there to evacuate the area immediately,” he says, adding that “anyone who remains in the area exposes their life to danger.”
The IDF has struck Hodeidah Port multiple times in response to the Iran-backed Houthis’ repeated ballistic missile and drone attacks on Israel.
#عاجل ‼️ انذار عاجل إلى كل المتواجدين في ميناء الحديدة في اليمن
⭕️سيهاجم جيش الدفاع في الساعات القريبة في المنطقة المحددة بالخريطة في ضوء الأنشطة العسكرية التي يمارسها نظام الحوثي الارهابي هناك
⭕️من أجل سلامتكم، ندعو كافة المتواجدين في ميناء الحديدة والسفن الراسية فيه إلى… pic.twitter.com/6SM7uKPRxy
— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) September 16, 2025
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