Houthis Vow to Respond to Israeli Attacks on Al Hudaydah

The Yemeni Houthi Ansar Allah group, Saturday, vowed to respond to the Israeli airstrikes on the western part of the country.

The Israeli attack on Al Hudaydah “aims to exacerbate the suffering of the people and pressure Yemen to stop supporting Gaza,” Mohammed Abulsalam, the Houthi spokesman, said in a post on X according to Anadolu.

“We affirm that this brutal aggression will only increase the determination and steadfastness of the Yemeni people and their brave armed forces, continuing and escalating their support for Gaza,” added the spokesman.

Member of the Houthi Political Council Mohammed al-Houthi threatened his group would “plague” Israel as a response to the attacks on Port of Al Hudaydah.

The Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah satellite channel reported casualties from the Israeli airstrikes on the coastal side of Yemen.

The strikes targeted oil storage facilities at the Al Hudaydah port, as well as a power plant  that provides electricity to the western governorate.

In an official statement, the Israeli military confirmed attacking targets in Yemen, claiming they are linked to the Houthis.

This is the first direct Israeli response to the recent Houthi Yafa drone attack on Tel Aviv, Friday,  that killed an ex-Israeli soldier and wounded at least 10 others.

The Israeli attacks against Al Hudaydah are as seen as historic, made for the first time by Israeli warplanes, traveling all the way from Tel Aviv to the Yemeni Port down the Red Sea, just before the Bab Al Mandeb Straits.

The Israeli attack made with the knowledged of the USA which subsequentely denied taking part in the raid was carried out by 20 Israeli jets which had to be refueled in mid-air because of the 1700 kilometer distance to Hudaydah according to the Israel Hayoum website.

The Houthis have been targeting ships that are Israeli-owned, flagged, operated, or headed to Israeli ports on the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden with missiles and drones in solidarity with Gaza, which has been under a devastating Israeli onslaught since 7 October last year, the Turkish news agency reported.

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Yaffa Drone Travels 2000 KM to Reach Tel Aviv

Yedioth Ahronoth revealed new details about the “Jaffa” drone that attacked Tel Aviv leading to the death of an Israeli and the injury of at least 10 others.

The Israeli newspaper reported the drone attack on a residential building in central Tel Aviv killing Yevgeny Perder show it was launched from Yemen and traveled about 2,000 kilometers.

“Some of the fly routes taken by the drone were new compared to previous trajectories to make the matter difficult and confusing for the detection systems in the Israeli army,” the paper said.

It stated  the Jaffa drone warhead was “relatively small and contained several kilograms of explosives,”. This “allowed for a long flight, and the extent of damage limited.”

“The full flight path is still under investigation, but according to preliminary assessments of the Israeli army, the drone passed through Sinai and crossed the Mediterranean Sea off the southern coast,” according to Yedioth Ahronoth.

The explosion occurred at dawn on Friday, about 100 meters from the US Embassy’s branch office complex.

The Yemeni “Ansar Allah” movement – Houthis – stated “the Yemeni Armed Forces’ air force carried out a qualitative military operation targeting one of the important targets in the occupied Jaffa region, the so-called Israeli Tel Aviv.”

The Houthis explained the operation was carried out “with a new drone called “Yafa” capable of bypassing the enemy’s interception systems and being unable to be detected by radars. The operation successfully achieved its goals.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made an assessment of the situation after such targeting, with officials confirming “there will be a reaction, and that a response within the territory of Yemen is on the table” according to Jo.24 website.

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Yemeni Drone Baffles Israelis as it Strikes Tel Aviv

In the light of the Houthi drone that hit Tel Aviv early morning Friday, one of which landed on an apartment building and killed 1 Israeli and injured 10 others, the Israeli army have been on high alert.

The Houthis drone took the Israeli air force by surprise. They said whilst they saw and detected the drone coming, they didn’t move to activate the red alerts and that is why it was not intercepted.

Israeli military officials admit “human error among their defenses to stop the drone that landed between Shalom Aleichem and Ben Yehuda Streets in Tel Aviv, hundreds of meters away from the American Embassy,” as reported by the Turkish news agency, Anadolu.

This was according to the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation  (KAN) which stated it was a “bomb-laden drone that exploded  at the intersection” of these streets at about 3:10 am Friday were large explosions were heard and reported.  

Following the attack the Israeli army claimed over 200 drones and cruise missiles were fired from Yemen towards Israeli locations since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza on 7 October, 2023. 

Experts say the drone is adding further fears among Israelis, a large number of whom are reported to be leaving the country.

The Houthi attack which is the first of its kind on the city to come from all the way from Yemen is a major embarrasment for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli army.

Analysts have said it is Israel that is no longer safe being hit from the south, all the way to Eilat, settlements sorrounding Gaza, north of the country by Hezbollah in Lebanon and now its center, in major cities like Tel Aviv.  

In March, the Israeli army reported for the first time a cruise missile fired from Yemen entered Israeli airspace and exploded in an open area in northern the Port of Eilat that is about to declare its bankruptsy because Israeli ships make their way there were targetted by the Houthis.

This type of drone, named Haifa, was not detected by radars and other surveillance systems whilst flying all the way from Yemen along the Red Sea and towards Tel Aviv.

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Port of Eilat Goes Bankrupt

Israel’s southern Port of Eilat has declared bankruptcy because of the lack of commercial and trade activity.

Eilat Port CEO Gideon Golber said: “The port is completely closed, and there has been no activity in the port for eight months, due to the failure of the coalition countries in the Red Sea. We have not had any income for the last months, and it is time for the state to put its hand in its pocket and understand that the closed port must be helped.”

The Houthis are being blamed for this as  they have stopped ships bound for the Israeli port through the crucial bab Al Mandeb straits which controls about 10 percent of world shipping. 

The Houthis are targeting any ship that is going to Israel and as a result many of these vassals have switched to a much longer route going through the Cape of Good Hope. 

One blogger says “the Zionist economy has taken a huge hit. The Port of Eilat has declared bankruptcy. I hope it’s the first of many bankruptcies to come. Great work by AnsarAllah and Yemen.”

The tourism city of Eilat has taken a great beating since 7 October when its tourism and trade completely stopped with many people losing their jobs.  

The bankruptcy issue is trending on X, with a comment being made that the “Houthis have achieved one of their economic goals against the “genocidal Israel” especially since the Port of Eilat services ships going through the Red Sea.

But the enforced naval blockade is achieving its goals. The port came to a halt by December 2023 losing 85 percent of its trade because of attacks on its naval shipping by the Yemen armed forces.

The port’s management is calling for financial assistance from the Israeli government but it is doubtful whether they will get it because of the economic dire straits the government is in because of the mass expenditure on the Gaza war.

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Houthis Attack Haifa Port

The Yemeni Houthis, Tuesday, said it attacked a “vital” target in Haifa in north Israel with cruise missiles.  

The news of the attack which is thought to be on the Haifa Port is trending on the social media with different images.

News of the attack was confirmed by Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree, who said it was carried out in a joint military operation with the Iraqi Islamic resistance movement.

He added the operation targeted “a vital location in Haifa with several cruise missiles and successfully achieved it objectives.”

The Israelis are yet to comment on the Houthi statement according to Anadolu.

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