Israel exchanged rocket fire with Houthi-Rebels supported by Iran in Yemen on Monday, aimed at the ports and other facilities of the group.
The initial strikes of Israel came in response to a suspected Houthi attack on a Liberian flag in the Red Sea. The ship was the target of explosives and handfire, causing the water to assume and the crew forced the ship to leave. The Houthis have not yet demanded any responsibility for the attack. The army of Israel issued a warning prior to his attack, which aimed ports on Hodeida, Ras Isa and Salif.
“These ports are used by the Houthi terrorist regime to transfer weapons from the Iranian regime, which are used to perform terrorist operations against the state of Israel and its allies,” said the Israeli army.
The Houthis responded in kind when Israeli rockets started to fall, but Israel did not report victims of the attack.
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The Israeli attack was also aimed at the Galaxy leader, a ship seized by the Houthis in 2023. The IDF said that the ship was “equipped with a radar system to follow international ships for terror operations.”
The Israeli Minister of Defense Israel Katz threatened further strikes such as Houthi aggression in the Red Sea or elsewhere.
“What is true for Iran applies to Yemen,” Katz said in a statement. “Everyone who put a hand against Israel will have it cut off. The Houthis will continue to pay a tough price for their actions.”
Meanwhile, Houthi military spokesperson Brig. Gene. Yahya Saree said that the group “is fully prepared for a persistent and long -term confrontation” and is planning to retain his “naval blockade”.
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Israel’s air defense focuses on Iranian missiles in the air of Tel Aviv in Israel, on 16 June 2025. (Matan Golan/Midden -Sosten images/AFP via Getty images)
The US Army General Michael Kurilla told the legislators in the House Armed Services Committee last month that Iran is the most important why the Houthis remain a threat and add the terrorist network “would die on the vine without Iranian support. “
News about Monday’s exchange only comes a few hours before the president Donald Trump And the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet in the White House.
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet again on Monday in the White House. (Reuters/Kevin Mohatt/File photo/File photo)
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Of the two leaders, they are expected to discuss the future of Gaza, where Israel is insisting that Hamas must be completely removed from the region.
The Associated Press has contributed to this report
