Israeli army launches air raids on Yemen’s Ras Isa and Hodeidah
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Attacks on western Yemen come a day after Houthis say they fired a missile at airport near Tel Aviv.
The Israeli military says it has launched air raids on Houthi targets in Yemen, heightening fears of a wider regional conflagration in the wake of Israeli attacks on Gaza and Lebanon.
In a statement on Sunday, the military said of dozens of aircraft, including fighter jets, attacked power plants and sea port facilities at the Ras Issa and Hodeidah ports. The air raids caused power outages in most parts of Hodeidah, according to residents.
The attack came a day after the Houthis said they fired a ballistic missile at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv in Israel.
The group has repeatedly launched attacks at Israel and on Israeli-linked ships in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait since November of last year, in what it describes as a campaign of solidarity with Palestinians under Israeli attacks in Gaza .
“Over the past year, the Houthis have been operating under the direction and funding of Iran, and in cooperation with Iraqi militias in order to attack the State of Israel, undermine regional stability, and disrupt global freedom of navigation,” the Israeli military statement added.
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