According to a written statement made by the Houthi Governorate Information Office, Mohammed Ayyash Kahim, affiliated with the Houthis, said that petroleum materials in one of the fuel tanks, which had previously been extinguished as a result of the heating of other tanks, caught fire . Kahim, who stated that the fire broke out due to the incident, said that extinguishing efforts are currently ongoing.
Four days after Israel launched an airstrike on the city, Yemeni local media reported today that “a large explosion was heard in the city of Hodeidah as a result of one of the fuel tanks in the oil facilities in the port catching fire.” The Houthis announced yesterday that the fires that broke out in the power plant tanks in Hodeidah had been completely extinguished.
The Israeli army announced that it carried out an airstrike on military targets of the Iranian-backed Houthis in the Hudaydah Port on Yemen’s Red Sea coast on July 20. It was reported that 9 people were killed and 89 people were injured in the attack.
Mutual attacks between Israel and Yemen A powerful explosion occurred on July 19 at 03:00 local time near the US Embassy in central Tel Aviv, caused by a drone strike. One person was killed and four people were injured by shrapnel and the effects of the explosion.
The Houthis in Yemen announced that they targeted Tel Aviv with a new UAV called “Jaffa” that radars cannot detect and air defense systems cannot intercept. The Houthis announced that they would continue to target central Israel and that Tel Aviv was an “unsafe area” for them.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said they would “give the necessary response” to the drone attack.
