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On July 20, the Israeli Defense Forces launched an airstrike on the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah in Yemen in retaliation for the Houthi armed forces' attacks on Israel in recent months. The Houthi-controlled television station quoted the Ministry of Health as saying that the airstrike killed at least three people and injured 87 people. This is the first time Israel has attacked Yemeni targets since the outbreak of a new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The Houthi armed forces' Supreme Political Committee threatened to make an "effective response."

An oil depot in Hodeidah port was hit by an Israeli airstrike, with multiple huge explosions, fires and thick smoke rising into the sky. The Houthis said that the Israeli targets included fuel storage facilities and power stations, with the aim of increasing the suffering of the local people and forcing them to stop supporting Gaza.The Houthi Supreme Political Council said it would make an "effective response" to the Israeli air strikes.A military spokesman said Israel's enemies would not hesitate to strike important targets.

Israel Defense Forces spokesman Hagari said that the Israeli military sent F-15 fighter jets to carry out this mission and all of them returned safely. The target of the attack was dual-use military and civilian infrastructure used for terrorist activities, including energy infrastructure. The port of Hodeidah was chosen because it is the main supply route for Iranian-made weapons to be transported to Yemen and an important economic lifeline for the Houthis.The spokesman stressed that this was a separate action by the Israeli army, but that it had informed its allies before the action.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff General Halevy have been monitoring the implementation of the mission. Netanyahu stressed that the port of Hodeidah is not an innocent port, it has military uses and is the entry point for Iran to transport weapons to Yemen.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:

I have a message for Israel's enemies: do not mislead us. We will use all means to protect ourselves on all fronts, and anyone who harms us will pay a very heavy price for their aggression.

Israeli Defense Minister Galant stated that this action was in retaliation for the Houthi armed forces' recent drone attack on the central city of Tel Aviv, which killed one person and injured 10. Galant said that the Houthi armed forces had attacked Israel more than 200 times, and the Israeli army immediately counterattacked after the first Israeli casualties. The message was very clear, that the bloodshed of Israeli citizens must be paid.

Since the outbreak of a new round of Israeli-Palestinian conflict in October last year, Yemen's Houthi armed forces have repeatedly attacked Israel's southern port cities and attacked merchant ships related to Israel in the Red Sea and other waters.This airstrike is the first attack by Israel on Yemeni soil since the conflict broke out.Lebanon's Hezbollah said Israel's attacks against the Houthi rebels heralded a new and dangerous phase in the confrontation across the region.

Source: Phoenix Satellite TV News Channel