Israel strikes Houthis in Yemen as IDF ramps up conflicts after Lebanon blitz and sparks fears of regional war
29 September 2024, 20:12
Dozens of Israeli aircraft have targeted Houthi targets in Yemen - as the IDF continues to strike its enemies across the Middle East after beginning to bomb Beirut.
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The attacks are retaliation for a ballistic missile attack on Ben Gurion airport in Israel on Saturday - when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was arriving.
The Houthi media office said the Israelis strikes hit the Hodeida and Rass Issa ports along with two power plants in Hodeida city, which is a stronghold for the Iranian-backed rebels.
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Four people were killed and 33 wounded, Houthi-run media reported.
Sunday morning saw Israel conduct further strikes on Lebanon, with local reports claiming at least 15 people died.
The Israeli military said on Sunday it had killed another high-ranking Hezbollah official in an airstrike as the Lebanese militant group was reeling from a string of devastating blows and the killing of its overall leader, Hassan Nasrallah.
The tit-for-tat attacks come after Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described a series of bombings in Beirut which killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah as a "historic turning point".
"We have settled accounts with someone who was responsible for the murders of countless Israelis and many nationals of other countries, including hundreds of Americans and dozens of French,” he said.
"Nasrallah was not just another terrorist, he was the terrorist. He was the axis of the axis, the main engine of Iran's axis of evil. He and his people were the architects of the plan to destroy Israel."
This comes as Israeli tanks gather on the country’s border with Lebanon, with the IDF reportedly considering an “expansion” in the region.
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has held "an operational situation assessment" on what he called "the expansion of IDF (Israel Defence Forces) activities in the northern arena".
The military said Nabil Kaouk, the deputy head of Hezbollah’s Central Council, was killed on Saturday.
Hezbollah confirmed his death, making him the seventh senior Hezbollah leader killed in Israeli strikes in a little over a week. They include founding members who had evaded death or detention for decades.
