The Israel Defense Forces said on Sunday morning that it had struck a “terror infrastructure site” in the Saana area of Houthi-controlled Yemen. “The IDF struck from a distance of 2,000 kilometers from Israel, deep inside Yemen, targeting an energy infrastructure site that served the Houthi terrorist regime,” the military announced, saying that the strike was in response to repeated missile and drone attacks against Israel by the Iranian-backed terrorist group.
According to media reports, the Israeli Navy carried out the strike, with explosions heard near a power plant in the capital. It would mark the second time that naval forces were used in an operation against the Iranian-backed terror group instead of the air force. Israeli Navy missile ships struck “terror targets” at the Houthi-controlled port of Hudaydah on June 10.
Later on Sunday, the Israeli Air Force intercepted a missile fired from Yemen that triggered air-raid sirens across central Israel, including in Tel Aviv. There were no reports of injuries or damage. Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed to extract a heavy toll from the Houthis for the attack. (Read More)
