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Monday, May 5, 2025
IDF says Air Force struck Houthi infrastructure in Yemen, including Hodeidah port, concrete factory
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF confirms carrying out airstrikes in Yemen a short while ago, saying it comes as a response to the Houthis ballistic missile attack yesterday on Ben Gurion Airport and other previous attacks.
According to the military, the strikes carried out by Israeli Air Force fighter jets targeted Houthi infrastructure along the coast of Yemen, including at the Hodeidah port and a concrete factory near the nearby city of Bajil, some 2,000 kilometers from Israel.
The IDF says the Hodeidah port is used by the Houthis “for the transfer of Iranian weapons, equipment for military needs, and other terror purposes.”
The Bajil concrete factory “serves as an important economic resource for the Houthi terror regime and is used for building tunnels and military infrastructure,” the military says, adding that the strikes “constitute a blow to the regime’s economy and its military buildup.”
It marks the sixth Israeli strike in Yemen since the beginning of the war, and the first since January. The IDF had stopped responding to the Houthis’ missile and drone fire on Israel, as the US launched a major aerial campaign against the Iran-backed group several months ago.
The Times of Israel Community.