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Editor of Every Economic Report: Bi Luming

According to CCTV News on the 21st, multiple explosions occurred in the city of Hodeidah, Yemen on July 20th local time.Masirah TV, which is controlled by the Yemeni Houthi armed forces, said that Israel carried out air strikes, causing damage to many power facilities in Hodeidah.

On the evening of the 20th, the Israel Defense Forces issued a statement confirming that the Israeli army deployedfighterThe airstrike targeted "Houthi military targets" in the Yemeni port of Hodeidah in response to "hundreds of attacks" by the Houthis against Israel in recent months.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that day:The Israeli airstrike was a response to the Houthi armed forces' drone attack on Tel Aviv on the 19th. Israel will not hesitate to strike "any enemy that violates Israel" and will make them "pay a huge price." He also said that the Hodeidah port attacked by the Israeli army was used for military purposes by the Houthis, who transported weapons provided by Iran through the port.

It is reported that on the morning of the 20th local time, Israeli Defense Minister Galant held a meeting with Israeli military officials, during which the Israeli airstrike on Hodeidah, Yemen, was approved. Galant said on the same day that he and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and others "closely monitored" the Israeli military's operation.

Earlier on the 19th, an explosion occurred in the center of Tel Aviv, Israel, killing one person and injuring 10. The Yemeni Houthi armed forces later issued a statement saying that they used drones to attack Tel Aviv.

According to Xinhua News Agency, Masirah TV, which is controlled by the Houthi armed forces in Yemen, reported on the 20th that the port of the Red Sea city of Hodeidah in Yemen was attacked by Israeli fighter jets that day, which has injured at least 80 people. According to eyewitnesses at the scene, the airstrike caused a huge explosion and a fire in the port area of ​​Hodeidah. Hodeidah is an important port city in northwest Yemen and is currently controlled by the Houthi armed forces.

Houthi spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a statement after the attack in Hodeidah:The targets of Israel's attack include power plants, oil storage tanks and other civilian facilities in the port area, which is a "brutal invasion" of Yemen. The Houthis will "not hesitate" to attack important targets in Israel, and Tel Aviv and other places will "no longer be safe."

The Israel Defense Forces issued a statement on the evening of the 20th saying that Israeli Air Force fighter jets launched air strikes on Houthi military targets in the Hodeidah region of Yemen that day in retaliation for the "hundreds of attacks" suffered by Israel in recent months.

According to CCTV News, local time on the 20th,Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Kanani issued a statement saying that Iran strongly condemns Israel's attack on Hodeidah, Yemen.

Kanani said the attacks, which caused damage to civilian infrastructure in Hodeidah and injured Yemeni civilians, were a manifestation of Israel's "aggression," a dangerous act that could lead to further escalation of tensions in the region.

Kanani believes that Israel's military actions in the Gaza Strip are the main reason for the current tension in the region. As long as Israel continues to invade Palestine, peace will not be restored in the region. Israel and countries supporting Israel, such as the United States, should bear direct responsibility for the current situation in the region.

On the 20th local time, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that Egypt is highly concerned about Israel's military operations on Yemeni territory, and that Israel's military operations have exacerbated the current escalation of tensions on all fronts.

The conflict in Gaza is the main reason for the current escalation of tensions in the region. Egypt reiterated its position, calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and allowing unimpeded access to humanitarian aid, which is a necessary measure to curb the current tensions and the basis for achieving regional security and stability.

Li Shaoxian, director of the Institute of China-Arab Countries at Ningxia University, analyzed that Israel's air strikes will trigger more and more direct attacks from the Houthi armed forces in the future. Currently, Israel is facing attacks from multiple fronts, including Hamas and other Palestinian armed forces, Lebanese Hezbollah, Yemeni Houthi armed forces, and Iraqi militia organizations. Therefore, the situation in the entire region faces more uncertainties.

Li Shaoxian: The Israeli army's attack on the Yemeni Houthi armed forces' targets this time is the first attack on Yemeni targets by Israel in the past eight or nine months. Before this, the Yemeni Houthi armed forces launched hundreds of attacks on Israeli targets, but each time it was the US-UK coalition forces that attacked the Houthi armed forces' targets. The Israeli army's direct attack on the Yemeni Houthi armed forces' targets will naturally cause the Yemeni Houthi armed forces to more directly or more frequently list Israeli targets as the main targets of attack.

Li Shaoxian: According to the Israeli military, Israel is now facing wars on six or seven fronts, including the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, Lebanon's Hezbollah in the north, Yemen's Houthi armed forces in the south, Syrian and Iraqi militias, and Iran behind them. Therefore, this round of conflict triggered by the Gaza war faces more variables.

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