Israeli Military Considering Large-Scale Attack on Yemen
The Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported that the Israeli military is contemplating launching a “large-scale attack on Yemen.” A senior Israeli official, quoted by the Authority, stated that “the Houthis decided to fire at Israel on their own initiative, without following Iranian directives.”
Israel’s military is planning its fourth strike against the Houthis in Yemen
With the Air Force, military, and Operations Division expanding their target lists across the country, according to a Tuesday evening news broadcast on “Kan.” The senior official told “Kan” that “the Houthis have significantly increased their attacks against Israel, launching three ballistic missiles since the weekend independently of Iranian guidance, thus necessitating a continued offensive there.”
Air raid sirens sounded in central and southern Israel Tuesday night-Wednesday after a missile was launched from Yemen and intercepted before entering Israeli airspace. Last Thursday, a Houthi missile’s warhead exploded in an elementary school in Ramat Gan, east of Tel Aviv, causing substantial damage, according to the Israeli Broadcasting Authority.
Following the Yemeni missile incident in Jaffa, the Israeli military concluded its investigation and decided to expand alert zones, with warnings now covering much broader areas.
A captain in the Israeli Air Force
Who participated in last week’s aerial attack on Yemen, shared on a Hebrew television program the sense of responsibility and readiness, stating, “We hit everything we aimed at.” He noted that the targets in Yemen included “energy infrastructure and ports used for ammunition transport,” emphasizing the precision and success of the strikes.
On December 19th, Israeli fighter jets conducted strikes on the Dhahban and Haiz electricity generation plants south and north of Sanaa, as well as the Dhabwah camp, formerly part of Yemen’s elite Republican Guard, south of Sanaa. The Israeli raids also targeted Hodeidah port and the Ras Issa oil facility in Salif district, northwest of Hodeidah city, resulting in 8 deaths and 12 injuries.
The aerial bombardment of Sanaa and Hodeidah came hours after the Houthi movement, Ansar
Allah, launched a “Palestine 2” hypersonic missile towards a target in Tel Aviv.
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