{"id":736,"date":"2025-07-07T10:05:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T10:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=736"},"modified":"2025-07-07T10:28:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T10:28:30","slug":"israel-launches-strikes-on-houthi-targets-in-yemen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=736","title":{"rendered":"Israel launches strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Israel says the Galaxy Leader, a ship previously hijacked by Houthi rebels, was among the targets [Mohammed Hamoud\/Getty Images]<\/em><\/p>\n

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Israel says it has launched strikes on three ports and a power plant in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.<\/p>\n

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz confirmed their targets included the commercial ship Galaxy Leader. The ship,\u00a0hijacked by the rebel group<\/a>\u00a0in 2023, was used to monitor maritime vessels in international waters, Israel said.<\/p>\n

After the Israeli attacks on Hudaydah, Ras Isa and Saif ports, two missiles were launched from Yemen into Israel, according to the Israeli military.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the Iran-backed Houthi military group said following the attacks, the group’s air defences confronted the Israeli attack by using “a large number of domestically-produced surface-to-air missiles”.<\/p>\n

Sirens were triggered in several areas of Israel in response to the missiles, with the military saying results from the interception remained “under review”.<\/p>\n

Houthi-run media in Yemen said Israel’s strikes hit Hudaydah, but no further details were provided on damage or casualties.<\/p>\n

Katz said the strikes were part of “Operation Black Flag” and warned that the Houthis “will continue to pay a heavy price for their actions”.<\/p>\n

“The fate of Yemen is the same as the fate of Tehran. Anyone who tries to harm Israel will be harmed, and anyone who raises a hand against Israel will have their hand cut off,” he said in a post on X.<\/p>\n

Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels have regularly launched missiles at Israel in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza and attacked commercial ships in the Red Sea.<\/p>\n

The Israeli Air Force said the latest strikes on Yemen’s ports were in response to “repeated attacks” by the Houthis on Israel and its citizens.<\/p>\n

It added that the targeted ports were being used to “transfer weapons from the Iranian regime to carry out terror plans” against Israel and its allies.<\/p>\n

Shortly after the attack, Houthis confirmed its air defences had confronted Israel’s strikes with missiles, according to Reuters news agency.<\/p>\n

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Yemen’s port city of Hudaydah after it was struck by Israel in May 2025 [Getty Images]<\/em><\/p>\n

The Ras Kanatib power station which supplies electricity to the nearby cities of Ibb and Taizz, was also hit, Israel said.<\/p>\n

This latest attack on Hudaydah comes after Israeli navy ships struck targets in the port city in May and June.<\/p>\n

Hudaydah port, which is the main entry point for food and other humanitarian aid for millions of Yemenis, has been the target of several Israeli strikes in the past year.<\/p>\n

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