Brigadier Yahya Saree Qasim, spokesman for Yemen’s Huthi group, speaks during a rally denouncing Israel and in solidarity with Palestinians in the Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa on January 10, 2025. Israel struck Huthi targets in Yemen on Friday, including a power station and coastal ports, in response to missile and drone launches, and warned it would hunt down the group’s leaders. (Photo by Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)
THE PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER | Published January 11, 2025
JERUSALEM — Israeli jets struck Huthi targets in Yemen on Friday, including a power station and coastal ports, in response to missile and drone launches, and warned it would hunt down the group’s leaders.
Since the war in Gaza broke out in October 2023, the Iran-backed rebel group has fired dozens of missiles and drones at Israel in what it says is a show of solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Israel’s latest strikes came after the military intercepted two drones believed to have been launched from Yemen the previous day.
“A short while ago… fighter jets struck military targets belonging to the Huthi terrorist regime on the western coast and inland Yemen,” the Israeli military said in a statement.
It said the strikes were carried out in retaliation for Huthi missile and drone launches into Israel.
The statement said the targets included “military infrastructure sites in the Hizaz power station, which serves as a central source of energy” for the Huthis.
It said it also struck military infrastructure in the ports of Hodeida and Ras Issa.
A military official said more than 20 aircraft took part in the attack, deploying 50 munitions.
The attack focussed on three main targets, the official told AFP.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a statement after the strikes, said the Huthis were being punished for their repeated attacks on his country.
“As we promised, the Huthis are paying, and they will continue to pay, a heavy price for their aggression against us,” he said, vowing not to tolerate attacks against Israel.
“The Huthis are a proxy of Iran and they serve the terrorist objectives of the Iranian axis in the Middle East,” he said, adding the group posed a “danger to Israel” and the region.
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SOURCE: www.globalnation.inquirer.net
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THE TIMES OF ISRAEL | Published January 11, 2025
The Israeli Air Force struck Houthi targets in Yemen on Friday, as Israeli officials threatened to hunt down the leaders of the Iran-backed group unless they stopped their drone and missile attacks.
Israel’s airstrikes came shortly after a US-led coalition reportedly hit Houthi sites in the Harf Sufyan District, north of Sanaa. Israeli officials said the strikes were coordinated with the US, but were not a joint operation.
The Israel Defense Forces said over 20 IAF aircraft — including fighter jets, refuelers and spy planes — participated in the Israeli strikes, dropping some 50 munitions on three main targets: the Hodeidah and Ras Isa ports on Yemen’s western coast, and the Hezyaz power plant near the capital Sanaa.
According to the military, the power plant served “as a central source of energy for the Houthi terrorist regime in its military activities.”
After the strikes, Israeli leaders warned that the group would face further attacks and see its leaders targeted if the missile and drone strikes continued. Three drones from Yemen were intercepted on Thursday night.
The Houthis in Yemen will continue to pay a price for attacking Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said after Israeli warplanes struck ports and other targets controlled by the rebel group.
“As we promised, the Houthis are paying, and will continue to pay, a heavy price for their aggression against us,” Netanyahu said in a statement.
“The Houthis are an extension of Iran and they serve the terrorist goals of the Iranian axis in the Middle East,” he continued. “They pose a danger to Israel and the entire region, including harming global freedom of navigation.”
“We will act with determination and force against any entity that threatens Israel – wherever and whenever necessary,” Netanyahu concluded.
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SOURCE: www.timesofisrael.com
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