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Ports attacked in first Israeli strikes on Yemen in a month

Ports attacked in first Israeli strikes on Yemen in a month

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Israel launched attacks on Houthi targets in three Yemeni ports and a power plant on Sunday, marking the first Israeli attack on the country in almost a month.
The strikes on Hodeidah, Ras Isa and Salif ports, and Ras Qantib power plant were due to repeated Houthi attacks on Israel, the Israeli military said.
Israel also attacked the Galaxy Leader ship in Ras Isa port, which was seized by Houthis in late 2023.
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'The Houthi terrorist regimes forces installed a radar system on the ship, and are using it to track vessels in international maritime space, in order to promote the Houthi terrorist regimes activities,' the military said.
The Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV reported that Israel launched a series of strikes on Hodeidah, shortly after the Israeli military issued an evacuation warning for people at the three Yemeni ports.
The assault comes hours after a ship was attacked off the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah and the ship's crew abandoned it as it took on water.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but the security firm Ambrey said the vessel fitted the typical profile of a Houthi target.
Since the start of the war in Gaza in October 2023, the Iran-aligned Houthis have fired at Israel and at shipping in the Red Sea, disrupting global trade, in what it said are acts of solidarity with the Palestinians.
Most of the dozens of missiles and drones fired toward Israel have been intercepted or fallen short. Israel has carried out a series of retaliatory strikes.
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