Israeli strikes hit Hodeidah oil facilities after Houthi drone attack on Tel Aviv

CAIRO – 20 July 2024: The Sanaa health ministry reported on Saturday fatalities and injuries following a series of Israeli airstrikes on oil storage facilities in the Houthi-controlled port city of Hodeidah in western Yemen.

In a statement conveyed by Houthi media, the ministry stated, “There are martyrs and injured individuals due to the Israeli enemy's airstrikes on the oil storage facilities in the port of Hodeidah,” without specifying a precise toll.

من اجل عيونكم يا اطفال فلسطين، تهون على شعبنا كل اشكال المعاناة السابقة واللاحقة..

استهداف المنشآت الخاصة بتخزين النفط في ميناء الحديدة من قبل العدو الصهيوني.. لن يؤثر على الموقف اليمني المساند لغزة..
سيستمر اليمن، ويضاعف اداءه اكثر في مواجهة العدوان الاسرائيلي على غزة.. وستسمر… pic.twitter.com/N1dSWyL63G

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A US official stated that the Israeli air force launched strikes on targets in Hodeidah, as reported by the Israeli website Walla, without providing further details.

The website quoted an Israeli official as asserting that the attack on Yemen is “a purely Israeli operation.”

The Israeli strikes against Yemen's Hodeidah apparently occurred in retaliation for a drone strike claimed by the Houthis near the US embassy in Tel Aviv on Friday, which killed 1 and injured at least 10 others.

The Israeli army said today that the Hodeidah attack comes in response to over 220 projectiles fired by the Houthis at Israelis over the past nine months and their attack on Tel Aviv.

The attack on Tel Aviv occurred without any air raid warning sirens being activated, ranking among the most serious on the Israeli city since the onset of the Israeli war on Gaza on 7 October.

Houthis have escalated their attacks against targets associated with Israel in recent months against the backdrop of the Israeli aggression on the Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank over the recent months.