{"id":121189,"date":"2025-05-17T17:05:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T15:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=121189"},"modified":"2025-05-17T17:01:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T15:01:06","slug":"17-05-109","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=121189","title":{"rendered":"IAF conducts major strikes on Houthi terror sites in Yemen"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reunion68.com\/Biuletyn\/img\/jns-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35%\" \/><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/idf-conducts-major-airstrikes-on-houthi-terror-sites-in-yemen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IAF conducts major strikes on Houthi terror sites in Yemen<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Charles Bybelezer<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\" \/>\n<div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201cIf the Houthis continue to fire missiles at the State of Israel, they will suffer painful blows,&#8221; said Defense Minister Israel Katz.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/me.jnsi.org\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MOD-1320x880.jpg\" width=\"100%\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Israeli Air Force fighter jets. Credit: Israeli Defense Ministry Spokesperson\u2019s Office.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The Israel Defense Forces launched a large-scale aerial operation on Friday night targeting terrorist infrastructure belonging to the Iranian-backed Houthi regime at the Hudaydah and Salif ports in Yemen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Fifteen Israeli Air Force fighter jets carried out the attack, dropping more than 30 munitions in the eighth IDF attack on Houthi targets since the terrorist group joined the war in support of Hamas and Hezbollah following the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">According to the IDF, the targeted ports serve as hubs for weapons transfers and exemplify \u201cthe Houthi terrorist regime\u2019s systematic and cynical exploitation of civilian infrastructure to advance terrorist activities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The strikes were preceded by warnings urging civilians in the area to evacuate, in an effort to minimize harm to noncombatants, the military said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V4_bgEmBmAQ\" width=\"680\" height=\"400\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cOver the past year and a half, the Houthi terrorist regime has been operating under Iranian direction and funding in order to harm the State of Israel and its allies, undermining regional stability and disrupting global freedom of navigation,\u201d the IDF said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cAny hostile activity in these ports will continue to be prevented,\u201d the military added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" 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style=\"color: #000080;\">Early on Saturday morning, the IDF intercepted a drone launched \u201cfrom the east\u201d\u2014a term used by the military to refer to Yemen. Sirens were activated in accordance with protocol. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Since Tuesday night, the Jewish state\u2019s air defenses have intercepted five projectiles fired at the country by the Houthis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Last week, the IDF carried out a series of strikes on\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/idf-issues-evacuation-order-for-yemens-sanaa-international-airport\/\">Sanaa International Airport<\/a>\u00a0in Yemen. Dozens of Air Force fighter jets made the more-than-1,000-mile journey and dropped 50 bombs over the course of about 15 minutes, disabling the main airport controlled by Houthi terrorists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Israeli Air Force fighter jets also attacked major power stations in the Houthi capital, as well as a cement factory located north of Sanaa, which was used for building tunnels and terrorist infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Those strikes come two days after the Houthis fired a ballistic missile at\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/israel-us-strike-houthis-after-missile-hits-ben-gurion-airport\/\">Ben-Gurion<\/a>\u00a0International Airport\u00a0near Tel Aviv, wounding six civilians and disrupting air traffic.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\" \/>\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><em>Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion&#8217;68,<\/em><em><br \/>\nani te\u017c webmastera Blogu Reunion&#8217;68, chyba ze jest to wyra\u017anie zaznaczone.<br \/>\nTwoje uwagi, linki, w\u0142asne artyku\u0142y lub wiadomo\u015bci prze\u015blij na adres:<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"mailto:webmaster@reunion68.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">webmaster@reunion68.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%;\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IAF conducts major strikes on Houthi terror sites in Yemen Charles Bybelezer \u201cIf the Houthis continue to fire missiles at the State of Israel, they will suffer painful blows,&#8221; said Defense Minister Israel Katz. 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