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financial news agency, september 30 (editor xiaoxiang)israeli warplanes struck seaports and power stations in yemen, the military said on sunday, in response to a series of attacks by houthi rebels in central israel earlier this month.

the israeli military said in a statement that the strikes in yemen targeted the port cities of hodeidah and ras issa. dozens of israeli aircraft, including jet fighters and tanker aircraft, appeared to conduct long-range strikes against facilities 1,100 miles (1,800 kilometers) away from the israeli border.

the idf said the houthis used the targets to import oil and iranian weapons. the israel defense forces are determined to continue to attack all dangerous targets that threaten the citizens of the state of israel at any distance, regardless of distance.

it is worth mentioning that this is israel’s second direct attack on yemen’s houthi armed forces in recent months. the houthi armed forces have been launching drones and missiles at israel in the past year. israel attacked the port of hodeidah in july, setting off a fuel depot. hodeidah has also been used by the houthis as an important base for launching missile and drone attacks on commercial shipping in the red sea.

previously, the houthis had claimed responsibility for two missile attacks in tel aviv, israel, last friday and saturday. this was their latest move to support lebanese hezbollah and the palestinian armed organization hamas. however, these missiles were intercepted by israeli air defense forces.

it is reported that in last saturday's attack, the houthis launched a long-range missile towards israel and said they were targeting tel aviv ben gurion international airport where israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu landed when returning from the united nations general assembly. . alarms sounded at the local airport, but israeli air defense forces shot down the missile over the jerusalem area.

the latest israeli attacks hit oil storage tanks in the ports of hodeidah and ras issa, and two power stations in hodeidah were also hit, according to a houthi official. a houthi armed official said, "these are civilian facilities and will not affect our military operations."

the israeli attack on sunday killed four people and injured 40 others, according to the houthi-led yemeni health ministry.

local witnesses said thick smoke continued to fill the air long after the initial airstrikes.

attack everywhere

while launching airstrikes in yemen, israel continued to strike hezbollah targets in lebanon on sunday and claimed to have killed a senior lebanese hezbollah official.lebanon faces a mass displacement crisis as hundreds of thousands of people flee fighting, the country's prime minister has warned.

lebanese caretaker prime minister naguib mikati said, "this is the largest displacement crisis in lebanese history."

the final number of displaced people is likely to be much higher than officially reported, with estimates reaching 1 million. according to the united nations high commissioner for refugees, more than 200,000 lebanese have been displaced within lebanon, and 50,000 have crossed into syria from lebanon.

in addition to military operations in lebanon and yemen, israel launched air strikes on the syrian border town of qusayr earlier on sunday.

qusayr is located on the border between syria and lebanon. there are reports that the purpose of this air strike may be to prevent external weapons and equipment from entering lebanon. the israeli military has not released relevant news yet.

all parties responded

iranian officials said over the weekend that tehran would respond to the killing of lebanese hezbollah leader nasrallah.

iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei issued a statement on the 28th, calling israel's actions a "criminal act" and saying, "israel's massacre of the defenseless lebanese people once again proves the short-sightedness and stupidity of its leaders." he also warned that israel's actions "will definitely lead to retaliation."

khamenei also called on the organization of islamic cooperation to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the current situation and called on the islamic world to unite to "support the lebanese people."

in israel, strikes in yemen may be seen as a message to iran that israel has the willingness and ability to strike if it chooses.

note: the map shows that if israel strikes iranian facilities, it will be closer than the houthis port of hodeidah.

"we know how to reach very far away, we know how to reach further away, and we know how to hit there with precision," idf chief of staff herzi halevi said after the attack on yemen. "this is not a message, but an action.”

president biden told reporters on sunday that he would speak with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. asked whether all-out war could be avoided, biden said it "must be avoided."