On Thursday, Israeli warplanes carried out another round of airstrikes against Yemen, targeting the capital, Sanaa, and several ports, killing at least four people.
The Israeli attacks on the Yemeni capital included strikes on the Sanaa International Airport, which killed three people and injured 16 others, according to Yemeni media. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), said he was at the airport during the attack.
Ghebreyesus said he was about to board a plane with WHO and UN staff when the attack started. “One of our plane’s crew members was injured,” he said. “The air traffic control tower, the departure lounge – just a few meters from where we were – and the runway were damaged. We will need to wait for the damage to the airport to be repaired before we can leave.”
On the western coast of Yemen, Israeli strikes hit a power station in the city of Hodeidah and the ports of Salif and Ras Isa, which are all located in the Hodeidah province. At least one person was killed in Hodeidah, and three people are missing.
The Israeli military claimed it hit “military infrastructure” used by the Houthis and also acknowledged targeting energy infrastructure. “The targets that were struck by the IDF include military infrastructure used by the Houthi terrorist regime for its military activities in both the Sanaa International Airport and the Hezyaz and Ras Kanatib power stations,” the IDF said.
The attack marked the second round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen within a week. Strikes launched last Thursday hit similar targets and killed at least nine people. Israel has ramped up its attacks on Yemen as the Houthis have been more successful in their missile and drone attacks on Israeli territory.
The Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, have vowed they won’t back down in the face of stepped-up Israeli strikes. Since last year, the Houthis have been launching attacks on Israel-linked shipping and firing missiles and drones at Israel in response to the onslaught in Gaza.
Back in January 2024, the US began a new bombing campaign against the Houthis and launched hundreds of missile strikes on Yemen that have done nothing but escalate the situation. The Houthis started targeting American shipping in response and have been able to expand their attacks on Israel.
From 2015-2022, the US supported a Saudi/UAE war against the Houthis, which involved heavy airstrikes and a blockade, and the Houthis only became a more capable fighting force during that time.
According to the UN, the war killed at least 377,000 people, with more than half dying of starvation and disease caused by the siege. A ceasefire between the Houthis and Saudis has held relatively well since April 2022, but new US sanctions are blocking the implementation of a lasting peace deal.
Unlike other nations that Israel has attacked, Yemen fights back. They aren't afraid to attack an Israel-bound ship. They aren't afraid to attack a US carrier. They aren't afraid to attack Netanyahu's residence.
They pretty much defeated the USA already in the so-called "civil war" agains US proxy Saudi Arabia. After a whole decade of war they have been grown very confident and with good reason: all the developments towards low-cost drone guerrilla were their own and since then they have begun doing more sophisticated things like the allegedly hypersonic "Palestine" mid range missiles.
They ae the only one and they get bombed constantly by Israel and the USA and they still fight.
That is because so far the strikes have been limited and designed not to kill large numbers. If the Houthis keep it up the targets will become increasing more valuable and more people will die.
This is the mindset of people in Yemen, Israel can never defeat them https://x.com/SuppressedNws/status/1872472958624747813
Barbarians at the gates!….?!
Israelis attacks, like their masters' US and UK are Not doing a damn thing to Houthis….!
It's Not Working…! JGB
The West is not going to win this war against the rest of the world. Don't be deluded by the new Trump Administration coming in creating "peace". He will simply rule by "strength", meaning killing generals without declaring war and threatening others with nukes.
When it comes to wars and killings there is no difference between the D or R party.
The very dangerous lesson of the Houthis is that if you are willing to take the punishment, anyone can be gotten to. This is a Very dangerous lesson for the interests of the powers that be and puts the lie to every other Arab state that does nothing because “nothing can be done” …