Israeli navy attacks docks in Yemen’s rebel-held port city of Hodeida
The Hindu
Israeli navy strikes Hodeida port in Yemen, impacting aid shipments; Houthis retaliate against Israeli attacks in Gaza.
The Israeli navy attacked docks in Yemen’s rebel-held port city of Hodeida on Tuesday (June 10, 2025), likely damaging facilities that are key to aid shipments to the hungry, war-wracked nation.
The Israeli military said navy missile ships conducted the strikes, the first time its forces have been involved in attacks against the Houthi rebels. Tuesday's (June 10, 2025) attack comes as the Houthis have repeatedly launched missiles and drones targeting Israel during its war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The Houthis announced the attack via their al-Masirah satellite news channel. They said the attack targeted docks there, without elaborating. On Monday (June 9, 2025), Israel issued online warnings to Yemenis to evacuate from Ras Isa, Hodeida and al-Salif ports over the Houthis' alleged use of seaports for attacks.
“The port is used to transfer weapons and is a further example of the Houthi terrorist regime’s cynical exploitation of civilian infrastructure in order to advance terrorist activities,” the Israeli military said in a statement on Tuesday (June 10, 2025.)
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Hodeida also is the main entry point for food and other humanitarian aid for millions of Yemenis since the war began when the Houthis seized Yemen's capital, Sanaa, in 2014.
The Houthis have been launching persistent missile and drone attacks against commercial and military ships in the region in what the group’s leadership has described as an effort to end Israel’s offensive in Gaza.
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