After a ballistic missile was launched from Yemen towards Israel, the Israeli Air Force launched a significant attack on the Houthi rebels in Yemen overnight (between Wednesday and Thursday).
Dozens of Israeli Air Force fighter jets, under the direction of the Intelligence Directorate and the Navy, attacked Houthi military targets in the western coastal strip and deep inside Yemen, in the capital Sana'a.
The IDF Spokesperson reported that "following the approval of attack plans by Defense Minister Israel Katz, Israeli Air Force fighter jets, under the direction of the Intelligence Directorate and the Navy, attacked military targets of the Houthi terrorist regime in the western coastal strip and deep inside Yemen."
According to the IDF, the Houthis carried out repeated attacks on the State of Israel, in which unmanned aerial vehicles and surface-to-surface missiles were launched at the country's territory, most of which were successfully intercepted. The IDF says that the targets that were attacked are used by the Houthi forces for their military operations.
"Attacking these targets harms the terrorist regime by preventing the exploitation of the infrastructure for military and terrorist purposes, including the transfer of Iranian weapons to the region," the IDF Spokesperson added, "The Houthi terrorist regime has been operating over the past year, under Iranian direction and funding and in cooperation with the Iraqi militias, in order to harm Israel, undermine the regional order and disrupt the world's freedom of navigation. The IDF is determined to continue to act and harm anyone who poses a threat to the citizens of the State of Israel, at any distance necessary."
Channel 14's correspondent for military and security affairs, Hillel Biton Rosen, reported that according to Arab reports, the Israeli Air Force attacked two power plants in the heart of the Houthi stronghold in Sana'a, and again attacked the port of Hodeidah.
At 2:36 a.m., sirens were activated in many areas in the center of the country, including Tel Aviv, the Sharon area, Herzliya, Ben Gurion Airport and the surrounding area, and other cities. The IDF Spokesperson reported that "one missile launched from Yemen was intercepted and intercepted before it crossed into Israeli territory. Warnings about missile and rocket fire were activated for fear of interception fragments.
