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Washington Post
2 days ago
- Politics
- Washington Post
Israeli navy attacks rebel-held Yemeni port city of Hodeida, a first in the conflict
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel's navy attacked docks in Yemen's rebel-held port city of Hodeida on Tuesday, launching its first seaborne assault against the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels while warning more could come. The attack on Hodeida likely damaged facilities that are key to aid shipments to the hungry, war-wracked nation, but also have allegedly been used for weapons smuggling as vessels reportedly bypass United Nations inspectors.
Fox News
3 days ago
- Politics
- Fox News
Israel's navy hits Houthis in Yemen in 'unique' strike after Trump promises end to US ops
The Israeli navy on Tuesday issued an unprecedented strike against the Houthi terrorist network in Yemen, an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) official confirmed to Fox News. The long-range precision strikes were issued from a Sa'ar 6 vessel, which hit the port of Hudaydah "to stop the use of the port for military purposes." There was no immediate reporting on any casualties from the strikes, though the official described it as "a unique long-range strike conducted from hundreds of kilometers away." "The Israeli Navy has been preparing for the operation for an extended period of time, and it is safe to say that it was a successful one," the official said. The latest strike comes just one month after Israel launched a significant attack against the major port and first hit the nearby Sana'a International Airport. President Donald Trump then said the U.S. would stop its military strikes against the Iran-backed terrorist group. However, the Houthis remain a threat to Israel and, on Thursday, the IDF intercepted a Houthi missile above Jerusalem, which was just the latest attempt to strike the Jewish nation in retaliation for its military operations in the Gaza Strip. U.S. Army Gen. Michael Kurilla told lawmakers in the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that Iran is the number one reason the Houthis remain a threat, adding the terrorist network "would die on the vine without Iranian support." The deputy head of the Houthis' media office, Nasruddin Amer, took to X to claim that the attack had little impact. "No significant impact on our operations in support of Gaza, nor on preparations for escalation and expansion of operations deep inside the Zionist enemy entity," he wrote. "It has no impact even on the morale of our people who take to the streets weekly by the millions in support of Gaza." "Gaza is not alone and will not be alone, and escalation and expansion of operations are coming," he threatened. The IDF has threatened to enforce a naval and air blockade over the Houthis, which control the second-largest port in the country, if the attacks continue on Israel.
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Netanyahu appoints replacement for fired top security offiical Ronen Bar
March 31 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he had appointed a new head of domestic intelligence despite the sitting Shin Bet director Ronen Bar still being in post after his dismissal was blocked by the High Court. Netanyahu selected retired Israel Navy Commander Vice-Admiral Eli Sharvit to head up the Israeli Security Agency from a panel of seven candidates, his office said in a news release. "Vice Admiral Sharvit served in the IDF for 36 years, including five years as Commander of the Israel Navy. In that position, he led the force building of the maritime defense of the territorial waters and conducted complex operations against Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran." The prime minister's office said the agency was a "meritorious" institution that had gone through a major upheaval in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel [due to its failure to detect or prevent it] but that the prime minister was "convinced that Vice Admiral Sharvit is the appropriate person to lead the ISA in such a way that will continue its glorious tradition." Sharvit will be vetted by a committee that will consider among other things, his participation in protests against government reforms curbing the authority of Israel's judiciary and lack of Arabic language skills and Palestinian affairs experience. The Israeli cabinet voted to fire Bar on March 21 but the decision was frozen by the High Court pending an April 8 hearing. The High Court of Justice issued the temporary injunction blocking Bar's removal from office after opposition and civil society groups petitioned judges alleging the decision to fire Bar "was made despite a conflict of interest on the part of the prime minister, with ulterior motives," referring to a corruption investigation by Bar of Netanyahu's office known as "Qatar-gate." The petitioners also cited the government's refusal to set up a commission of inquiry into the intelligence and military failures related to Oct. 7. The court injunction paused Netanyahu's dismissal of Bar but allowed him to interview potential replacements. Bar had been leading a probe ordered by Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara into allegations aides close to Netanyahu held paid positions to lobby on behalf of the government of Qatar, which hosts a Hamas representative office in Doha. Netanyahu persuaded his cabinet to vote to dismiss Bar on grounds he had not been tough enough in Israel's negotiations with Hamas and was "not the right person to rehabilitate" Shinbet following its failures. Baharav-Miara is fighting for her own job after the cabinet backed a no-confidence motion in her after ministers accused her of undermining the government and holding it in contempt. A public committee will now consider removing her. She said the move by the cabinet did "not seek to promote trust but rather loyalty to the political leadership, not governance but . . . power without limits. "The government is seeking to be above the law and to act without checks and balances, even in extremely sensitive periods." The crisis has seen thousands of Israelis protesting the resumption of the war in Gaza with the effort to fire Bar and Baharav-Miara seen as proof Netanyahu is less concerned with best interests of Israelis, including getting hostages back, than he is in avoiding his legal day of reckoning. Netanyahu said he resumed attacks on Hamas to get the remaining hostages out but it has prompted far-right parties to come to his rescue, lending support to his fragile Likud party-led coalition government. Renewed military action in Gaza has also seen his corruption trial paused.
