The Israeli army strikes Yemen in retaliation for the Houthi missile at Ben-Gourion Airport-Liberation
The Israeli army announced on Monday, May 5 in the evening on Monday, in the evening to have led air strikes on Houthis infrastructure in Hodeida, in southern Yemen, in the aftermath ofA missile shot at Tel Aviv International Airport claimed by these allied rebels of Iran.
The strikes were carried out « In response to the repeated attacks of the Houthi terrorist regime against the State of Israel » Using missiles and drones, a military statement said. According to the army, « Terrorist infrastructures struck in the port of Hodeida » serve « Transfer of Iranian weapons and military equipment ». The army adds having struck a cement plant in the east of the city which it describes as « Important economic resource for Houthis ».
The rebels said that a dozen American strikes had targeted this Monday before dawn Sanaa, in the hands of the Houthis who control large sides of Yemen. Sixteen people were injured, said the rebels news agency Saba. Rebelles television Al-Masirah later announced that three other strikes had targeted Sanaa and seven others the Al-Jawf governorate in the North. In the early evening, Al-Masirah denounced « An American-Israeli assault »reporting « Six strikes against the port of Hodeida » As well as other attacks on the Bajil district, in the same governorate controlled by the rebels.
Main support from Israel, the United States has intensified Their attacks on Houthis Since the return of Donald Trump in January to the White House but have not yet confirmed that she had participated in these strikes.
Later in the evening, Israeli media Ynet and the Lebanese daily The East the day said TSAhal has also led strikes in Lebanon and the Lebano-Syrian border. The latter reports « Six strikes Monday evening at the border », including four in « The surroundings of Jata, on the Syrian side of the border ». He also relates « Three strikes on Tayr Harfa, in Caza de Tyr », in southern Lebanon, where « Three prefabricated would have been targeted ». Still in the south of the country, « In the afternoon », « an Israeli drone » would have done « Three air strikes » « on a clear space near the periphery of Aïtaroun ».
Sunday, the Houthis claimed an unprecedented attack on Ben-Gourion airport in Israel, carried out « With a hypersonic ballistic missile that has successfully reached its target ».
The rebels said they « Will endeavor to impose a total air blockade on the Israeli enemy by repeating the airports repeatedly (…) more particularly Ben Gurion airport »where air traffic was briefly interrupted on Sunday. According to an AFP photographer, the missile fell into an area planted with trees next to an access ramp for the parking lots of Terminal 3. The emergency services reported six light injured.
Benyamin Netanyahu has promised to respond to this attack, while Israel has led several strikes against strategic targets in Houthis in Yemen in recent months. « We have acted against them in the past and we will act in the future but I cannot detail (…), it will not happen in a single boom but there will be a lot of boys »he warned. “The attacks of the Houthis emanate from Iran. Israel will respond to (this) attack by Houthis (…) in due time and in a place chosen by us, to their Iranian masters ”he accused.
Iran for its part denied this Monday having helped the Houthis for this attack, speaking of a « Independent decision conducted in solidarity » With the Palestinians, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In total, the rebels claimed dozens of missile and drone attacks against Israel, located more than 1,800 kilometers from Yemen, since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Almost all of the shots were intercepted by the Israeli army.
