At least three people were killed and scores more injured in Israeli airstrikes on a Yemeni port, Houthi rebels have said, a day after the Iran-backed group claimed a deadly attack on the Israeli city of Tel Aviv.
This is the first time Israel has struck Yemen, according to Israeli officials.
Oil tanks burn at the port in Hodeidah, Yemen, Saturday, July 20, 2024, following an Israeli strike.
However, the Houthis have claimed their drone attack in Tel Aviv Friday – which also injured 10 people – was performed by a new drone capable of “bypassing the enemy’s interception systems.”.
An Israeli firefighter seen inside one of the buildings damaged by the Houthi drone attack on Tel Aviv.
Smoke and flames rise from a site in Hodeidah, Yemen, on Saturday, July 20, 2024, following an Israeli strike.
Meanwhile, Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Israel Katz called on the international community to “maximize sanctions on Iran.”. »
