Israeli airstrikes target civilian facilities, resulting in deaths and injuries

Israeli airstrikes on civilian facilities have resulted in at least four deaths and 49 injuries. The large-scale operation targeted power plants and a seaport, sparking condemnation and claims of potential retaliation. The strikes were reportedly conducted in response to recent cross-border attacks.

Aerial operation leaves destruction, sparking widespread condemnation and raising concerns over escalating tensions.

The strikes targeted power plants and a port used for oil imports, with Israeli forces citing a response to recent cross-border aggression.

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MADRID, 30 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) - At least four people have died and 49 others have been injured in a wave of Israeli bombings against civilian facilities in the port of Hodeida, Yemen, according to the initial assessment by Houthi authorities.

Specifically, three engineers from Al Hali Electricity and a port worker were killed in the attack, in addition to the 49 injured, according to the official report.

The Israeli Armed Forces have confirmed "a large-scale air operation" against the Houthis in Yemen, about 1,800 kilometers from Israel's borders. Dozens of Israeli fighter jets, supported by refueling and reconnaissance aircraft, have attacked "military targets of the Houthi terrorist regime" in the regions of Ras Issa and Hodeida.

In particular, they targeted power plants and a seaport used for importing oil. "Through the infrastructures and ports attacked, the Houthi regime introduces Iranian weapons and supplies for military needs, including oil," explains the Israeli statement.

This Israeli attack is "in response to the latest attacks carried out by the Houthi regime against the State of Israel," following the launch of several long-range projectiles from Yemeni territory toward Israel.

Israel claims that the Houthis act "under the direction and funding of Iran" and in collaboration with Iraqi militias "to harm the State of Israel, undermine regional order, and disrupt global freedom of navigation."

"The Israel Defense Forces are determined to continue acting against anyone who poses a threat to the citizens of the State of Israel, at any distance necessary," the text concludes.

RESERVOIRS EMPTIED

Houthi-affiliated Yemeni media have confirmed the Israeli attacks, particularly the bombing of fuel reservoirs at the port of Ras Issa in Hodeida, as well as the city's main port.

Additionally, the Al Hali, Ras Kazib, and Mina power plants, also in Hodeida, have been bombed, according to the Yemeni news agency Saba.

However, Houthi sources have claimed that they had taken "precautions" and emptied the fuel reservoirs of Ras Issa and Hodeida, reports the pan-Arab television channel Al Jazeera.

The Houthi-supported Supreme Political Council --equivalent to the Presidency-- has condemned the Israeli "brutal aggression" in Hodeida. "Although we know that this enemy tramples on international laws and norms with total savagery, with that savagery, they expose themselves to responses they cannot bear," it warned.

The attack on the power plants "aims to double the suffering of the Yemeni people and prevent the Republic of Yemen from supporting the Palestinian people and the just and legitimate Palestinian cause." "This aggression will not go unanswered," it warned, while emphasizing that it "increases the determination of the people of Yemen to continue in their stance."

ATTACK IN COORDINATION WITH THE U.S.

Israeli sources have highlighted that the attack was carried out in coordination with the United States Armed Forces' Central Command, according to the U.S. news portal Axios.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant emphasized after the attack that "there is no place that is too far" from Israel's military capability.

The minister published a message on his account on the social network X that begins with a biblical quote: "I pursue my enemies, I overtake them, I do not turn back until they are destroyed. Psalms 18, 38." "I have followed the attack against the Houthis from the Air Force control room. The message is clear. No place is too far," he added.

Similarly, Air Force Commander Tomer Bar stressed that "we will reach anyone who tries to harm the citizens of the State of Israel."