Israel attacked the ports of Hodeida and Salif, in Yemen, in the Red Sea, on Friday (16), continuing his campaign to degrade the Houthi military capabilities and warning that the main leader of the group may be targeted if the attacks on Israel persist.
The Houthis continued to shoot missiles against Israel, in solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza, although they agreed to interrupt attacks on US ships.
Israel made retaliatory attacks in response, including one on May 6 that damaged the leading Yemen airport in Sanaa and killed several people.
This Friday, the Israeli army said it had launched more than 30 ammunition against Hethis targets in its eighth attack. He stated that the ports of Hodeida and Salif were being used to transfer weapons, reiterating their alerts to the residents of these areas to evacuate.
The Israeli attacks killed at least one person and injured nine, the Houthis Ministry of Health said in a statement.
Residents of Hodeidah said they heard four tall crashes and seen smoke out of Porto after the attacks.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a joint statement that they would hunt Houthis leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi.
“If the Houthis continues to shoot missiles against the state of Israel, they will be seriously injured, and we will also hurt the leaders,” they said, adding that the Houthis can join the list of militants killed by Israel, such as Hamas Yahya Sinwar and Hassan Nasrallah of Hezbollah.
Mohammed Ali Al-Houthi, an important group figure, described the Israeli threats as “illusions,” stating in X that they aimed to gain time by establishing “unattainable goals.”
Houthis are part of Iran’s so -called “axis of resistance” against Israeli and Americans interests in the Middle East, next to Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon. About 60% of the Yemeni population lives under their control. They They are considered a terrorist organization by the US.
Since the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas, in October 2023, the Houthis have launched dozens of missile and drone attacks against Israel, most of which were intercepted or had a premature landing.
This content was originally published in Israel attacks ports in Yemen and warns that leader Houthi may be targeted on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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