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Indian Express
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Israel attacks Yemeni ports, warns that Houthi leader is a target
Israel struck Yemen's Red Sea ports of Hodeidah and Salif on Friday, continuing its campaign to degrade Houthi military capabilities and warning that the group's top leader, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, could be targeted if attacks on Israel persist. The Houthis have continued to fire missiles at Israel in what they say is solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, although they have agreed to halt attacks on US ships. Israel has carried out retaliatory strikes in response, including one on May 6 that damaged Yemen's main airport in Sanaa and killed several people. On Friday, the Israeli military said the ports of Hodeidah and Salif were being used to transfer weapons, reiterating its warnings to residents of those areas to evacuate. Residents in Hodeidah said they heard four loud booms and saw smoke rising from the port following the Israeli strikes. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said in a joint statement they would hunt down the Houthis' top leader, Abdul Malik al-Houthi. 'If the Houthis continue to fire missiles at the State of Israel, they will be severely harmed, and we will also hurt the leaders,' they said, adding that al-Houthi could join the list of militant figures killed by Israel, such as Hamas' Yahya Sinwar and Hezbollah's Hassan Nasrallah. The Houthis are part of Iran's so-called 'Axis of Resistance' against Israeli and US interests in the Middle East, alongside Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon. About 60% of the Yemeni population lives under their control. Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023, the Houthis have launched dozens of missile and drone attacks toward Israel, most of which have been intercepted or landed short.
Straits Times
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Straits Times
Israel attacks Yemeni ports, warns that Houthi leader is a target
ADEN - Israel struck Yemen's Red Sea ports of Hodeidah and Salif on Friday, continuing its campaign to degrade Houthi military capabilities and warning that the group's top leader, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, could be targeted if attacks on Israel persist. The Houthis have continued to fire missiles at Israel in what they say is solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, although they have agreed to halt attacks on U.S. ships. Israel has carried out retaliatory strikes in response, including one on May 6 that damaged Yemen's main airport in Sanaa and killed several people. On Friday, the Israeli military said the ports of Hodeidah and Salif were being used to transfer weapons, reiterating its warnings to residents of those areas to evacuate. Residents in Hodeidah said they heard four loud booms and saw smoke rising from the port following the Israeli strikes. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said in a joint statement they would hunt down the Houthis' top leader, Abdul Malik al-Houthi. "If the Houthis continue to fire missiles at the State of Israel, they will be severely harmed, and we will also hurt the leaders," they said, adding that al-Houthi could join the list of militant figures killed by Israel, such as Hamas' Yahya Sinwar and Hezbollah's Hassan Nasrallah. The Houthis are part of Iran's so-called "Axis of Resistance" against Israeli and U.S. interests in the Middle East, alongside Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon. About 60% of the Yemeni population lives under their control. Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023, the Houthis have launched dozens of missile and drone attacks toward Israel, most of which have been intercepted or landed short. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Mint
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Mint
Israel strikes 2 Yemen ports controlled by Houthis hours after attacking Gaza as Donald Trump wraps up middle east tour
Israel on Friday said its military attacked two ports in Yemen that were being controlled by the rebel Houthi militant group. In a statement on the day, Israel military said that these two ports – Hodeida and Salif – were being used by Houthi militants to transder weapons. 'These ports are used to transfer weapons and are a further example of the Houthi terrorist regime's systematic and cynical exploitation of civilian infrastructure in order to advance terrorist activities,' the military said in the statement. It added that the strikes were made after the Israeli military sounded several warnings to the population in the area. 'The strikes were conducted after numerous advanced warnings issued by the IDF (military) to the population in the area.' There were no immediate reports of any casualties, the Associated Press reported. In the statement, Israel's defence minister vowed to hunt down and kill the group's leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi. The Houthi rebels' Al-Masirah television also reported strikes on the ports of Hodeida and Salif, further north along the Red Sea coast. The strikes come at a time when US President Donald Trump is wrapping up his visit to the middle east but skipped visiting Israel. Israel launched dozens of airstrikes across northern and southern Gaza on Friday in an attack that killed at least 93 people and wounded hundreds others. Israeli officials described the attack as a prelude to a larger military campaign in the territory aimed at pressuring Hamas to release hostages. The strikes followed days of similar attacks that killed more than 130 people, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. Amid Donald Trump's visit to the Gulf States, there was widespread hopes that his trip to the region could increase the chances of a ceasefire deal, or the resumption of humanitarian aid to Gaza. Speaking to reporters in Abu Dhabi on the final day of his trip, Trump said he was looking to resolve a range of global crises, including Gaza. 'We're looking at Gaza,' he said. 'And we've got to get that taken care of. A lot of people are starving. A lot of people are — there's a lot of bad things going on.'
Shafaq News
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Yemen under fire: US strikes Houthis
Shafaq News/ US forces launched fresh airstrikes on Yemen on Thursday, marking the latest escalation in a military campaign aimed at curbing the Iran-aligned group's capabilities in the Red Sea region. According to Al-Masirah TV, the Houthis' media outlet, four of the strikes targeted positions in Al-Jawf Province. No casualties were reported. ⭕️عاجل⭕️الجوف: عدوان أمريكي بـ4 غارات على مديرية خب والشعف — قناة المسيرة (@TvAlmasirah) May 1, 2025 The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has not commented on the latest attacks. However, earlier this week, CENTCOM said it had been conducting 'an intense and sustained campaign' against the Houthi movement since mid-March under the banner of Operation Rough Rider. Since the operation began, US forces have struck more than 800 targets and killed hundreds of Houthi fighters, including senior figures involved in missile and drone operations, the command said. CENTCOM reported a significant drop in attacks attributed to the Houthis, with ballistic missile launches decreasing by 69% and one-way drone strikes falling by 55% since the campaign intensified. The Houthis (Ansarallah) accused the United States of carrying out nearly 1,000 airstrikes on Yemen since March 15. The group claimed that US strikes had killed 217 civilians and wounded 436 others, most of them women and children. #سيد_القول_والفعل #الشعار_سلاح_وموقف — قناة المسيرة (@TvAlmasirah) May 1, 2025 Houthis leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi vowed to continue attacks despite US efforts to contain them. In a televised address, he declared that naval operations would persist, stating that Israeli shipping remained completely blocked in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandab, the Gulf of Aden, and the Arabian Sea. 'Our operations will continue deep into occupied Palestine,' al-Houthi said, adding that the United States has failed to stop the group's military activities.
BBC News
18-04-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
US strikes on Yemen oil terminal kill at least 74, Houthis say
On Thursday, the Houthis' leader gave a defiant speech in which he claimed the recent US strikes failed to stop their attacks. Abdul Malik al-Houthi said the group's forces had carried out almost 80 operations involving around 170 missiles and drones since mid-March, including 30 attacks targeting the US aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman and 26 attacks on Israel. Yemen has been devastated by a civil war that escalated 10 years ago, when the Houthis seized control of the country's north-west from the internationally-recognised government and a Saudi-led coalition supported by the US intervened in an effort to restore its rule. The fighting has reportedly left more than 150,000 people dead and triggered a humanitarian disaster, with 4.8 million people displaced and 19.5 million - half of the population - in need of some form of aid. Since November 2023, the Houthis have targeted dozens of merchant vessels with missiles, drones and small boat attacks in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. They have sunk two vessels, seized a third, and killed four crew members. The Houthis have said they are acting in support of the Palestinians in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, and have claimed - often falsely - that they are targeting ships only linked to Israel, the US or the UK. The Houthis were not deterred by the deployment of Western warships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden to protect merchant vessels last year, or by multiple rounds of US strikes on military targets ordered by former President Joe Biden. After taking office in January, Trump redesignated the Houthis as a "Foreign Terrorist Organisation" - something the Biden administration had removed due to what it said was the need to mitigate the country's humanitarian crisis. Last month, Trump ordered large-scale strikes on areas controlled by the Houthis and threatened that they would be "completely annihilated". He has also warned Iran not to arm the group - something it has repeatedly denied doing. Houthi-run authorities have said the strikes have killed dozens of civilians in recent weeks, but they have reported few casualties among the group's members. Earlier this month, Trump posted a black-and-white video from an aircraft that showed a strike targeting about 70 people gathered in a circle whom he identified as Houthis. But the Houthi-run Saba news agency cited a source as saying it was "a social Eid visit" in Hudaydah province. Israel has also carried out air strikes against the Houthis since last July in retaliation for the hundreds of missiles and drones that the Israeli military says have been launched at the country from Yemen, most of which have been shot down.
