Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Thursday after the Israeli Air Force (IAF) struck multiple targets across Yemen. This is Israel's fourth counterattack against the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, and its most ambitious yet.
As Breitbart News reported early Thursday, Israel attacked the international airport in Yemen's capital Sanaa and the port facility in Hodeidah after the Houthis launched ballistic missiles and drones toward Israeli cities for several days. did.
The airstrike was carried out as Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi was giving a televised speech, adding further insult to injury.
The purpose of the attacks, particularly the one on the airport, appears to have been to paralyze the regime and prevent it from receiving reinforcements from Iran. Yemen is one of the world's poorest countries and lacks the funding and technological infrastructure to manufacture and operate ballistic missiles and drones. It is completely dependent on Iranian support.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) issued the following statement:
Some time ago, IAF fighter jets conducted intelligence-based strikes against military targets belonging to the Houthi terrorist regime on the West Coast, following approval of an operational plan by the Chief of Staff, Minister of Defense, and Prime Minister. and inland Yemen. The Houthi terrorist regime has repeatedly attacked the state of Israel and its people, including drone and surface-to-surface missile attacks on Israeli territory.
Targets attacked by the IDF include Sana'a International Airport and military infrastructure used by the Houthi terrorist regime for military operations, both at the Hizyaz and Ras Kanatib power plants. Additionally, the IDF attacked military infrastructure at the ports of al-Hudaydah, Salih, and Ras Kanatib on the west coast.
These military targets have been used by the Houthi terrorist regime to smuggle Iranian weapons into the region and to bring Iranian officials into the country. This is yet another example of the Houthis exploiting civilian infrastructure for military purposes.
The Houthi terrorist regime is at the center of Iran's axis of terror, and their attacks on international shipping and shipping routes continue to destabilize the region and the wider world. The Houthi terrorist regime operates as an autonomous terrorist group, relying on Iranian cooperation and funding to carry out attacks.
The Israel Defense Forces will not hesitate to act from any distance against any threat to the State of Israel and its people.
Prime Minister Netanyahu's office released a statement from him and Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz, with the latter repeating his threat to target the Houthi rebel leader himself.
prime minister netanyahu [translated from Hebrew]:
“Tonight we light the second candle of Hanukkah. We are in the war of salvation, the Maccabees of our time.
Not long ago, the air force struck targets of the Houthi terrorist group both along the Yemeni coast and in Sanaa.
We are determined to cut off the terrorist arms of Iran's axis of evil. I will persevere until the work is completed. ”
Minister of Defense Katz [translated from Hebrew]:
“We have just witnessed a precise operation by the IAF that struck a strategic Houthi target in Yemen.
As we have said, whoever harms Israel, we will harm them. We will hunt down all the Houthi leaders and attack them as we have done elsewhere. No one will be able to escape the long arms of Israel. We will attack them to eliminate the threat to the State of Israel. ”
IAF Commander Maj. Gen. Tomer Barr added, “We have just demonstrated our capabilities and we have much more to offer.” Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces Helzi Halevi said: “The Israel Defense Forces has once again demonstrated its ability to reach and attack all threats to the Israeli people. Over the years, we have demonstrated the ability to strike accurately, forcefully, and repeatedly far from Israeli territory. We have developed
Considering the number and content of the statements, it appears that Israel plans to continue airstrikes on Yemen in the coming days, after one-off attacks over the past few months have failed to stop the Houthis from firing on Israel. It seems like there is.
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