Israel started strikes on Houthi sites in Yemen on Sunday, after the Houthis fired missiles at Israel during the previous two days, signaling an additional front in the regional battle.
In a statement, the Israeli military claimed that many aircraft, including fighter planes, had struck a sea port and power installations at the ports of Ras Issa and Hodeidah.
According to locals, the strikes knocked out the electricity in much of the port city of Hodeidah.
The statement claimed that the Houthis had been working with Iraqi militias and receiving funds and guidance from Iran for the past year in an effort to threaten the State of Israel, jeopardize regional security, and obstruct international freedom of navigation.
Since the Houthis of Yemen have claimed to be acting in sympathy with the Palestinian people, they have frequently fired missiles and drones toward Israel.
On October 7, Hamas launched an attack on Israel, sparking the Gaza War.
The Houthis claimed to have launched a ballistic missile on Saturday in their most recent strike, which Israel claimed to have intercepted, targeting the Ben Gurion International Airport close to Tel Aviv. On Friday, Israel also managed to intercept one more Houthi rocket.
Earlier, after Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah and an ally in an alliance against Israel supported by Iran, was killed in an Israeli bombing in Beirut.
