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CNA
16-05-2025
- Politics
- CNA
Israel attacks Yemeni ports, warns that Houthi leader could be target
ADEN: Israel struck Yemen's Red Sea ports of Hodeidah and Salif on Friday (May 16), continuing its campaign to degrade Houthi military capabilities and warning that the group's top leader 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 it dropped over 30 munitions on Houthi targets in its eighth such attack. It said the ports of Hodeidah and Salif were being used to transfer weapons, reiterating its warnings to residents of those areas to evacuate. The Israeli strikes killed at least one person and injured nine, the Houthi-run health ministry said in a statement. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said in a joint statement that 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. Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, a senior group figure, described the Israeli threats as "illusions", saying on X that they were aimed at buying time by setting "unattainable goals." 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 percent of the Yemeni population lives under their control.
Asharq Al-Awsat
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Asharq Al-Awsat
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 Defense 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. 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.
RNZ News
16-05-2025
- Politics
- RNZ News
Israel attacks Yemeni ports, warns Houthi leader could be target
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Nir Elias / AFP 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 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 6 May that damaged Yemen's main airport in Sanaa and killed several people. On Friday, the Israeli military said it dropped over 30 munitions on Houthi targets in its eighth such attack. It said the ports of Hodeidah and Salif were being used to transfer weapons, reiterating its warnings to residents of those areas to evacuate. The Israeli strikes killed at least one person and injured nine, the Houthi-run health ministry said in a statement. Residents in Hodeidah said they heard four loud booms and saw smoke rising from the port following the strikes. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said in a joint statement that 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. A Yemeni lifts a portrait of Huthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi during a ceremony marking the birth anniversary of Islam's Prophet Mohammad, in Sanaa on 27 September, 2023. Photo: MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, a senior group figure, described the Israeli threats as "illusions", saying on X that they were aimed at buying time by setting "unattainable goals." 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 percent 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
Al Jazeera
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Israel launches strikes on two Yemen ports
Israel says it has launched strikes on the Yemeni ports of Hodeidah and as-Salif in response to the Houthi rebels firing missiles towards Israel, days after the Yemeni group agreed a truce with the United States. The Israeli military said it carried out strikes on 'terrorist infrastructure' on Friday, saying on X that the two ports had been used by the Houthi rebel group to 'transfer weapons'. Al Masirah TV, a Houthi-affiliated outlet, also reported Israeli strikes on the two ports. The extent of any damage was not clear, and there no immediate reports of casualties. The Houthis have carried out a campaign of attacks against Israel in self-proclaimed solidarity with Palestinians after Israel launched its assault on Gaza in October 2023. Israel has carried out strikes in response, including one on May 6 that damaged Yemen's main airport in Sanaa and killed several people. Friday's attacks were the first since US President Donald Trump agreed to a ceasefire deal with the Houthis earlier this month, with the US halting its attacks on Yemen and the group agreeing to end its attacks on shipping lanes in the Red Sea. Israel was not included in that agreement, and its military said it intercepted several missiles fired from Yemen towards Israeli airspace this week. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that the attacks are 'just the beginning', describing the Houthis as 'just a tool', alleging that Iran was 'behind them'. 'We will not stand idly by and allow the Houthis to harm us. We will strike them with greater force, including at their leadership and all the infrastructure that enables them to attack us,' he said in a statement posted on the government's social media account. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz pledged to 'hunt down and eliminate' Houthi leader Abdel-Malik al-Houthi if the rebel group continued 'to fire missiles at the State of Israel'. Alluding to recent Houthi attacks on Israel, Katz indicated leader al-Houthi would meet the same fate as Hamas commanders Mohammed Deif and Yahya Sinwar in Gaza, Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran, and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon – all killed in Israeli attacks over the last year. Al Jazeera's Hamdah Salhut, reporting from Jordan's capital Amman, said that since Israel broke a ceasefire agreement with Hamas back in March – killing almost 3,000 since then, according to Gaza's Health Ministry – the Houthis had launched 'at least 34 different projectiles' towards Israel. She said that Israel's policy 'moving forward' would be to strike back. 'For every missile that's fired, they're going to be conducting these types of air strikes,' she said.
Irish Times
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Irish Times
Israel attacks Yemeni ports and 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 6th 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, and reiterated its warnings to residents of those areas to evacuate. READ MORE Residents in Hodeidah said they heard four loud booms and saw smoke rising from the port following the Israeli strikes. Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu and defence minister Israel Katz said in a joint statement they would target 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 Hizbullah'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 Hizbullah in Lebanon. About 60 per cent 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
