The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have launched an intense burst of airstrikes against the Yemen-based, Iran-backed Houthi terrorists in response to a missile that the terrorists fired into a school.
The scene at the Hezyaz power station in Sanaa, Yemen, this morning following Israeli airstrikes against the Houthis. pic.twitter.com/Wn2qmSjf04
— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) December 19, 2024
IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari issued a statement about the precision airstrikes that the IDF launched into Yemen in the early hours of Thursday morning.
“Today, the IDF conducted precise strikes on Houthi military targets in Yemen – including ports and energy infrastructure in Sana’a, which the Houthis have been using in ways that effectively contributed to their military actions,” Hagari explained. “Israel will not hesitate to act in order to defend itself and its citizens from the Houthi attacks.”
The IDF conducted precise strikes on Houthi military targets in Yemen – including ports and energy infrastructure in Sana'a, which the Houthis have been using in ways that effectively contributed to their military action. Israel will not hesitate to act in order to defend itself… pic.twitter.com/SDR0mtQm3o
— דובר צה״ל דניאל הגרי – Daniel Hagari (@IDFSpokesperson) December 19, 2024
Carmel Shama-Hacohen, the mayor of Ramat Gan, has revealed that the multi-story Ramat Ef’al elementary school sustained millions of dollars worth of damage from the Houthi terrorists’ missile strike, and will need to be entirely rebuilt. Luckily, the building was empty when the missile strike hit.
The Houthis fired a ballistic missile at a school in Israel destroying it.
There will be no protests in the streets across the world.
There will be no shrill condemnations by 'progressive' world leaders.
Why? You already know why. pic.twitter.com/X1pSLE36Kg
— David Jacobs (@DrJacobsRad) December 19, 2024
The retaliatory strikes conducted by the IDF involved 14 fighter jets that the military deployed in two waves. The first strike on a Houthi target was at the ports of Hodeida, Salif, and the Ras Isa oil terminal. The second strike was designed to target energy infrastructure in Sanaa.
Reported footage of Israeli strikes on Hodeidah, Yemen, a short time ago. pic.twitter.com/agI6qxtu5L
— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) December 19, 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement about the strikes, noting that the Houthis are one of the only Iran-backed terror group that has not been significantly decimated by Israel’s ongoing efforts to eliminate its terrorist enemies.
“After Hamas, Hezbollah and the Assad regime in Syria, the Houthis are almost the last remaining arm of Iran’s axis of evil,” Netanyahu said. “They are learning and they will learn the hard way, that whoever harms Israel pays a very heavy price for it.”
Prime Minister Netanyahu:
"This morning, the Air Force attacked strategic targets of the Houthis in the port of Hodeidah and deep into Yemen.
We did this in response to repeated Houthi attacks against civilian targets in Israel. Last night they attacked a school in Ramat Gan. pic.twitter.com/plvCquKoS6
— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) December 19, 2024
Meanwhile, the Houthi terrorists have fired at least 200 ballistic missiles into Israel, as well as more than 170 suicide drones. They have also targeted cargo ships and oil tankers in numerous attacks over the past year since the October 7 Hamas massacre in Israel.
