In a joint operation, Israel and the U.S. began bombing multiple sites in Yemen Monday evening, a day after a missile struck near Tel Aviv’s busy Ben Gurion Airport.
Meanwhile, Israel’s new reservist call-up foreshadows a huge operation in Gaza. However, Israel claims its goal is not sovereignty there.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made good on his promise to strike back at the Houthis in Yemen for launching surface-to-surface missiles and drones toward Israel and its civilians.
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After a missile landed close to Ben Gurion Airport on Sunday, the Israeli Air Force sent nearly two dozen fighter jets and dozens of munitions to bombard Houthi targets along Yemen’s coastline.
The Israel Defense Forces announced they struck the Hudaydah port, where Iranian weapons and military equipment to supply the Houthi regime are shipped into the country.
Another target: the Bajil concrete plant, which is a source of income for the Houthis and is also used to build terrorist infrastructure.
Netanyahu was at the Air Force command center during the attack.
The increased pressure on the Houthis comes as Israel is calling up tens of thousands of reservists to fight in Gaza.
In a video posted on X, Netanyahu said Israel’s goal is the defeat of Hamas and the return of the hostages.
He wrote, “One thing will be clear: there will be no in-and-out. We’ll call up reserves to come, hold territory – we’re not going to enter and then exit the area, only to carry out raids afterward. That’s not the plan. The intention is the opposite.”
The prime minister also said Israel would watch out for the Gaza civilians.
“There will be a movement of the population to protect them,” he stated.
IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin laid out the military’s plans.
“The reserve mobilization at this time is difficult and complex, but it is being carried out in order to bring back our hostages, achieve a decisive outcome, and end the war,” Defrin declared.
Standing on the Gaza border, he asserted that Hamas continues to misjudge Israel’s determination to finish off the terror group.
“Hamas is the one who initiated the vicious attack against us, Hamas is the one harming the Gazan population, Hamas is the one bringing destruction and devastation,” Defrin said.
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