Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen
By VOA News December 19, 2024
Israel's military said Thursday it carried out airstrikes against Houthi militant targets in Yemen.
A military spokesperson said the strikes targeted energy and port infrastructure used by the Houthis as part of their "military action."
Houthi-run media reported attacks in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and the Red Sea port city of Hodeida, and that the strikes hit a power station and an oil facility.
A short time earlier, Israel said it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen.
The Houthis have conducted multiple missile attacks directed at Israel and have carried out more than a year of drone and missile attacks on vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
The Iran-backed Houthis say their campaign is in solidarity with the Palestinians amid the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
The United States has designated Hamas and the Houthis as terror groups.
Some information for this report came from The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse and Reuters.
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