The media in Yemen admit that the Israeli attack in response to the Houthi drone attack which killed an Israeli Friday morning was devastating. Hodeidah, which is a significant economic source for the Yemeni terrorist organization, is extremely and deliberately by the Houthis regarding the living conditions there.
Reports in Yemen's media of the Israeli attacks on Saturday were numerous. The attacks focused mainly on warehouses that contained weapons, oil tanks and a power station and less on the Houthi militias. According to reports, the attack caused heavy damage to millions of Yemenis living in the city, which suffers from extreme heat - and will now also suffer from a lack of electricity.
Channel 14 News reported new details about the attack in Yemen, specifically that the Israeli Air Force used no less than 10 tons of explosives on several targets around the port, which also caused significant damage to the cranes used to unload containers, along with damage to several oil tankers.
According to estimates in Israel, it will take Yemen no less than six months and maybe even a year to restore the port and the damage caused to it.
A security official said that "even if there are weeks of alternating blows with the Houthis, it is better than the damage to Israeli deterrence that would have ensued had there been no response attack. We are entering a tense period with them, and are very prepared."
