Israel carries out strikes on Houthi-controlled power station, ports across Yemen – The Times of Israel
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Israel launches intense airstrikes on Houthi-held ports and power plant in Yemen
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) carried out airstrikes on multiple Houthi-controlled targets in Yemen. These attacks targeted key locations, including the ports of Hodeidah, Ras Isa, and Salif, as well as the Ras Khatib power station. These sites were being used by the Iran-backed Houthi group to transfer weapons and carry out terror activities against Israel and international shipping routes. The IDF stated that these strikes were a direct response to repeated missile and drone attacks launched by the Houthis against Israeli territory. The military also said that the group will use civilian infrastructure for military purposes, putting innocent lives at risk.
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Local media reported that one of the major targets was the “Galaxy Leader” vessel, which the Houthis hijacked in November 2023. The ship is now being used for maritime surveillance and operational planning by the Houthi regime.
The IDF stated that these strikes were a direct response to repeated missile and drone attacks launched by the Houthis against Israeli territory. The military also said that the group will use civilian infrastructure for military purposes, putting innocent lives at risk.
ISRAEL’S DEFENSE MINISTER WARNS HOUTHIS OF HEAVY PRICE
Israel’s Defence Minister, Israel Katz, confirmed the airstrikes, describing them as “intense.” Katz said the strikes targeted the Houthi terror regime’s positions in the three ports and included the power station and the hijacked Galaxy Leader ship in the Red Sea.
“The IDF is currently intensely striking targets of the Houthi’s terror regime in the ports of Hodeidah, Ras Isa, and Salif,” Katz said in a statement as quoted by The Times of Israel. He added, “As I warned, Yemen will be treated like Tehran. Anyone who tries to harm Israel will be harmed, anyone who raises a hand against Israel will have it cut off. The Houthis will continue to pay a heavy price for their actions.”
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Residents living near the targeted areas reported hearing loud explosions as the airstrikes took place. These attacks came after IDF issued evacuation orders for residents in and around the three Houthi-controlled ports and the Ras Khatib power station.
The IDF’s Arabic-language spokesman, Colonel Avichay Adraee, issued urgent evacuation warnings on social media for the ports of Ras Isa, Hodeidah, and Salif, urging all civilians to leave the areas immediately. He also warned those inside the Ras Al-Katheeb power station to evacuate due to the impending strikes.
HOUTHI ATTACKS ON ISRAEL
The Houthi group has continued to launch drone and missile attacks on Israel even after a ceasefire was signed with Iran last month. These ongoing assaults have led Israel to take military action against Houthi targets in Yemen.
The IDF believes that these strikes are necessary to protect Israeli citizens and shipping routes from Houthi threats.
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Published By: Satyam Singh Published On: Jul 7, 2025
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Israel hits Yemen’s main airport in airstrike against Houthis
Israeli military says it struck Yemen’s main airport in Sanaa on Tuesday. Three people were killed in the latest Israeli strike, according to Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV. Israeli military said the airport had been “a central hub for the Houthi terrorist regime to transfer weapons and operatives” Houthis have been firing at Israel and at shipping in the Red Sea since Israel began its military offensive against Hamas in Gaza after the Palestinian militant group’s deadly attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. The Houthis say they are doing so in solidarity with the Palestinians and have pressed on with attacks in response to Israel expanding its military operations in the Gaza Strip. The United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg said on X that the latest hostilities “mark a grave escalation in an already fragile and volatile regional context” The U.N. said on Wednesday that all flights to and from the airport have been suspended until further notice. The Yemeni government said three of its aircraft were destroyed according to an initial assessment.
Israel had warned people to leave the area around airport
Israel struck Hodeidah port on Monday
Houthi missile landed near Israel’s main air hub on Sunday
ADEN, May 6 (Reuters) – The Israeli military carried out an airstrike on Yemen’s main airport in Sanaa on Tuesday, its second attack in two days on Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, after the group launched a missile attack near Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport.
Three people were killed in the latest Israeli strike, according to Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV.
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Israel warned people to leave the area around Sanaa International Airport before Tuesday’s attack, which it said targeted Houthi infrastructure and “fully disabled the airport”. Witnesses later reported four strikes in the capital.
Tensions have been high since the Gaza war began, but have risen further since a Houthi missile landed near Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday, prompting Israeli airstrikes on Yemen’s Hodeidah port on Monday.
“A short while ago, IDF (Israel Defence Forces) fighter jets struck and dismantled Houthi terrorist infrastructure at the main airport in Sanaa, fully disabling the airport,” the Israeli military said.
“The strike was carried out in response to the attack launched by the Houthi terrorist regime against Ben Gurion Airport. Flight runways, aircraft, and infrastructure at the airport were struck,” it said referring to the Yemen airport.
The airport’s general director said on Wednesday that all flights to and from the airport have been suspended until further notice.
The Israeli strikes resulted in “extensive damage” to the airport, Khaled al-Shaief added in a post on X.
Three airport sources had told Reuters that the strikes targeted three civilian airplanes, the departures hall, the airport runway and a military air base under Houthi control.
The Israeli military said the airport had been “a central hub for the Houthi terrorist regime to transfer weapons and operatives.”
In a statement carried by al-Masirah, the Houthis said:
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“The operations of our armed forces will continue and the support by Yemen to Palestine will only end with the end of the aggression and siege against Gaza.”
The United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg said on X that the latest hostilities “mark a grave escalation in an already fragile and volatile regional context”.
An official at Yemen’s flag carrier Yemenia Airways told Reuters that three of its aircraft were destroyed according to an initial assessment.
‘AXIS OF RESISTANCE’
The Houthis have been firing at Israel and at shipping in the Red Sea since Israel began its military offensive against Hamas in Gaza after the Palestinian militant group’s deadly attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
The Houthis say they are doing so in solidarity with the Palestinians and have pressed on with attacks in response to Israel expanding its military operations in the Gaza Strip.
The Houthis said on Sunday they would impose a “comprehensive” aerial blockade on Israel by repeatedly targeting its airports.
Sixty percent of Yemenis live under the control of the Houthis, a resilient group that withstood years of Saudi-led bombing during the country’s devastating civil war.
The Houthis are part of Iran’s “Axis of Resistance” against Israeli and U.S. interests in the Middle East, which also includes Hamas and Lebanon’s Hezbollah.
While Israel has weakened those groups by assassinating top leaders and destroying military infrastructure since the Gaza war began, the Houthis are still a force to be reckoned with.
The Israeli strikes around Hodeidah on Monday killed four people and wounded 39, the Houthi-run health ministry said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had vowed to retaliate after the missile launched by the Houthis landed near Ben Gurion Airport and led to European and U.S. airlines cancelling flights.
Additional reporting by Tala Ramadan and Ahmed Elimam in Dubai, Menna Alaa El Din, Ahmed Tolba and Enas Alashray in Cairo; Writing by Ahmed Elimam and Michael Georgy; Editing by Ros Russell, Timothy Heritage, Gareth Jones and Michael Perry
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Yemen’s Sanaa airport ‘completely destroyed’ in Israeli strike, say officials
Israel has carried out two waves of airstrikes after a Houthi missile breached the perimeter of Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport for the first time on Sunday. Residents reported power cuts in Sanaa and the Houthi-controlled port city of Hodeida after Israeli strikes hit three power stations in and around the capital. The Huthis have vowed to respond saying that the “aggression will not pass without a response”
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Several Airlines Suspend Flights To & Fro Tel Aviv After Houthi Missile Attack On Ben Gurion Airport
An Israeli strike on Yemen’s Sanaa airport on Tuesday has led to its “complete destruction”, airport officials said. The Israeli warplanes struck the airport in the Houthi-controlled capital which came in response to a missile attack by the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels targeting Israel’s main airport.Residents reported power cuts in Sanaa and the Houthi-controlled port city of Hodeida after Israeli strikes hit three power stations in and around the capital, according to the rebels.Israel’s military announced it had rendered the airport “completely” inoperable by targeting runways and aircraft, with no immediate reports of casualties.The Huthis have vowed to respond saying that the “aggression will not pass without a response and Yemen will not be discouraged from its stance in support of Gaza”.Since the Gaza war began in October 2023, the Houthis have launched attacks on Israel and vessels in the Red Sea trade route, declaring their actions as support for the Palestinians.Israel has carried out two waves of airstrikes after a Houthi missile breached the perimeter of Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport for the first time on Sunday, leaving a large crater and injuring six people. According to Houthi officials, Israel’s initial retaliatory strikes on Monday targeted a cement factory and sites in Hodeida, killing four people and wounding 35 others.
U.S. Strikes on Yemeni Port Kill Dozens, Houthis Say
At least 74 people were killed and more than 150 others wounded, Houthi-run health ministry says. The U.S. bombardment targeted the port of Ras Isa, a major fuel depot. The Houthis have been firing rockets at Israel in a campaign it says is in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
The strikes late on Thursday were part of an escalating campaign by the Trump administration against the Yemeni militia. The Houthis have been firing rockets and drones at Israel in a campaign it says is in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, as well as attacking ships in the nearby Red Sea.
The American bombardment targeted the port of Ras Isa, a major fuel depot in the Houthi-controlled province of Hudaydah. At least 74 people were killed and more than 150 others wounded, said Anees al-Asbahi, spokesman for the Houthi-run health ministry, adding that a search was still underway for missing victims.
The toll could not be independently verified, but the figure could make the U.S. strike one of the deadliest since President Trump began escalating U.S. attacks on the Houthis in mid-March. More than 190 people have been killed since, Mr. al-Asbahi said.