Israel Attacks Yemen’s Al-Hudaydah in Coordination with U.S.

Al-Hudaydah (Quds News Network)- Israeli warplanes brutally attacked Yemen’s Al-Hudaydah province late Monday. The strikes targeted multiple sites, including Al-Hudaydah’s port and a concrete factory in Bajil district, east of the city.

The Yemeni Ministry of Health confirmed that 21 civilians were injured in the attacks.

Israel claimed the attacks were a response to a missile attack by the Houthi movement on Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on Sunday. That missile, according to Israeli military sources, was a hypersonic ballistic missile and struck its target.

Israeli media outlets reported that 30 Israeli fighter jets participated in the attack. They dropped around 50 bombs and missiles on over 10 targets across the port city.

The Israeli military named the assault “Operation Port City.” Channel 12 described the bombing as happening in eight waves, targeting infrastructure used by the Houthis, including cargo docks and cement facilities.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz reportedly oversaw the operation from the army’s war room in Tel Aviv.

An American official told Axios that the attack was fully coordinated with Washington. While the U.S. did not take part in the combat, it was informed ahead of time, the source said.

Despite the strike, Israeli officials said they do not expect the Houthis to stop launching rockets. Israel’s army is preparing for possible retaliation.

Shortly after the bombing, Houthi official Nasr al-Din Amer vowed a response. “We will respond to the Israeli bombing. The sea and air blockade will continue. We will keep supporting Gaza with military operations,” he said.

Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a senior Houthi political figure, added: “Our last strike on Ben Gurion was just a warning. We are serious about imposing an air blockade on the Israeli enemy.”

Following the missile strike on Ben Gurion Airport, several airlines—Lufthansa, Swiss Air, Austrian Airlines, Air India, ITA Airways, and Air Europa—canceled flights to Tel Aviv, according to Israeli media.

Since the start of the Israeli genocide in Gaza, Yemen’s armed forces announced a sea blockade on Israel until it ceases to kill Palestinians.