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Published 11 Jan, 2025 08:59am

Houthi media says 1 killed, 9 wounded as Israel bombs power station, 2 ports in Yemen

Israeli warplanes have bombed a power station and two ports in Houthi-controlled Yemen in retaliation for Houthi drone and missile strikes against Israel, and pro-Houthi media said at least one person had been killed and nine wounded, Reuters reports.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Houthi militia were “paying and will continue to pay a heavy price for their aggression against us”.

The strikes hit the Red Sea port of Ras Issa and the major port of Hodeidah and the Hezyaz central power station in Yemen’s capital Sanaa, and Harf Sufyan District in Amran province also came under air attack, said Al Masirah TV, the main news outlet run by the Houthis.

An employee at the Ras Issa port was killed and six others were injured, while three people, including a worker, were wounded in the strikes on Hezyaz, the outlet said.

The Israeli military said more than 20 aircraft took part in the attack, dropping around 50 bombs and missiles in an operation which required airborne refuelling during the 2,000-km flight.

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