Israeli airstrikes targeted power stations and ports in Yemen on Thursday, killing at least nine people, according to Yemeni officials. The attacks came shortly after a Houthi missile was intercepted targeting Israel. The Houthis, who control most of Yemen's population centers, have repeatedly launched missiles at Israel since the Gaza war broke out over a year ago.
Firefighters work at the scene of an Israel i airstrike on the Haziz power station in southern Sanaa, Yemen , Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. A series of intense Israel i airstrikes rocked Yemen 's rebel-held capital and a port city early Thursday, killing at least nine people, according to officials. This attack came shortly after a Houthi missile targeted central Israel .
Yemeni firefighters douse oil tanks with water at a power station that was hit in an Israeli airstrike in the Huthi-run capital Sanaa on December 19, 2024. Yemen's Houthi rebels on Dec 19 claimed a missile attack against Israel that was intercepted and prompted Israeli strikes on key infrastructure in Yemen including ports and energy facilities.
Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said the rebels fired ballistic missiles at"two specific and sensitive military targets... in the occupied Yaffa area", referring to the Jaffa region near Tel Aviv. The Houthis said later that they launched a drone at a"military target of the Israeli enemy in the occupied Yaffa area". There was no confirmation from the Israeli side.
The Houthi leader retorted:"We are fully convinced of our position and are ready to confront any level of escalation." Thursday's missile interception was the second this week after Israel's military said it intercepted a launch from Yemen on Monday. The Houthis also claimed that launch, saying it was aimed at"a military target of the Israeli enemy in the occupied area of Yaffa".
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