Israeli Air Force bombarded Huthi positions in Yemen

In response to the rocket attack near the Tel Aviv Airport, Israel’s military has attacked the Huthi positions in Yemen. The attacked infrastructure of the Huthi is an important source of income for the group, said Israel’s army. The port of Hudaida in the west of the country is used for the transport of Iranian weapons. In addition, a concrete factory east of the city was attacked, which the militia uses for the construction of military infrastructure. The attack weakens the economy and the skills for the military armament of the Huthi.

The attacks are a reaction to the repeated attacks by the Yemeni militia in Israeli territory with rockets and drones, the army continued. A rocket of the Huthi militia was hit by Sunday near the Tel Aviver Airport Ben Gurion in Israel. Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz then threatened the Huthi to “strike back seven times”. The Huthi themselves threatened to further disturb air traffic to Israel.

The news page “Ynet” reported that the large -scale attack in the evening had been coordinated with the United States.

The Huthi-related TV broadcaster Al-Masirah reported on attacks by the United States and Israel on the port in Hudaida. The also attacked cement factory is about 50 kilometers east of Hudaida in the city of Badschil.

Eyewitnesses in Badschil told the dpa that violent explosions had shaken the city. Smoke and flames rose over the factory. Annual van rasted in the direction of the factory. It is believed that there are victims.

The US military has been attacking the Huthi militia in Yemen for months with the declared goal of protecting international shipping in the Red Sea. The Huthi always attack commercial and military ships there and only want to end these attacks at an end of the Gaza War between Israel and the Hamas, which is also supported by Iran. Israel’s army had not attacked any destinations in Yemen for around four months.

A civil war has been running in Yemen for ten years, the country is in fact divided. The Huthi militia supported by Iran controls large areas in the north, including the capital Sanaa and the port city of Hudaida, the internationally recognized government.