4 people were killed and 16 others were injured, as a result of Israeli air strikes on sites belonging to the Houthi militia in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and Hodeidah Governorate.

Media affiliated with the Houthi militia said that the Israeli targeting of Sanaa International Airport, north of Sanaa, caused the death of 3 people and the injury of 16 others, without providing further details.

The militias added that the Israeli raids on the Ras Issa oil port in the Hodeidah Governorate, western Yemen, led to the death of one person, and three people missing, according to the militias. The militias did not announce their losses as a result of the Israeli strikes.

On Thursday evening, about 12 Israeli air strikes targeted Houthi militia sites and infrastructure in Sanaa and Hodeidah, including 7 raids in Sanaa, which included Sanaa International Airport, the Haziz power station, and the Al-Dailami air base adjacent to the airport.

While 5 raids targeted the ports of Hodeidah and the Ras Katib energy station in Hodeidah, which is under the control of the Houthis.

Details of objectives

The Israeli army said that “among the targeted targets are infrastructure used by the terrorist Houthi regime for its military activities at Sana’a International Airport, according to the Haziz and Ras Kantib power stations, which are used as central electrical infrastructure for the terrorist Houthi regime.”

According to the Israeli army, the raids also targeted “other infrastructure in the ports of Hodeidah, Saleef, and Ras Kantib in the coastal sector in Yemen and in its depths.”

He pointed out that “the Houthi regime is using these infrastructures to transfer Iranian combat means to the region and for Iranian officials to reach them, as these goals prove that this terrorist regime is using civilian infrastructure for terrorist purposes.”

The Houthi militias recently intensified their targeting of Israel, and the missiles caused damage in central Israel and injuries as a result of the influx into shelters, while the army admitted last Thursday that it had failed to shoot down a Houthi missile that fell in central Israel, leaving about 20 injured.

Israeli threat

While the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation confirmed that “there is complete consensus in the security establishment on the necessity of implementing this step,” especially after the increase in missile attacks targeting Israel with missiles and drones.

The Israeli Prime Minister had threatened the Houthis, stressing that his country would move against them “with force and determination,” the day after they launched a missile from Yemen that landed in Tel Aviv and resulted in 16 people being injured.

Netanyahu said in a video clip broadcast by his office, “Just as we acted forcefully against the armed arms of the Iranian axis of evil, we will move against the Houthis... with strength, determination, and cunning,” adding: “Even if it takes time, the result will be the same as happened with other terrorist groups.”