Six air strikes hit Yemen port following Tel Aviv attack

Six airstrikes hit Yemen’s Hodeidah port, a day after the Iran-aligned Houthis fired a missile that landed near Israel’s main airport in Tel Aviv. In a major escalation, a missile launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels toward Israel struck near Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.

The Houthis, who control large parts of Yemen, began targeting Israel and Red Sea shipping in late 2023, during the early stages of the war between Hamas and Israel in the Gaza Strip. They later escalated their campaign by launching direct missile strikes on Israeli territory.

In response, the Israeli military has carried out retaliatory strikes against Houthi positions in Yemen, while the United States, Israel’s key ally, launched its own wave of strikes against the group in March.