Sanaa, June 10 || Israel attacked Yemen's Red Sea ports in Hodeidah province on Tuesday morning, targeting facilities and docks, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV and residents said.
No casualties were reported yet as the Houthi rebel group, which controls much of northern Yemen, rarely discloses its losses.
The strikes came hours after the Israeli army issued advanced warnings, urging residents in three ports of Hodeidah province -- which includes the Hodeidah port city, the Ras Isa fuel port, and the As-Salif port -- to leave before the Israeli military conducts strikes, according to Israeli official media.
The attack was aimed at stopping "the use of the port for military purposes," the Israeli military said, adding the strike was a response to surface-to-surface missiles that Houthi forces have fired towards Israel.
The Israeli army said in its statement that navy missile ships carried out the strike, the first time its warships have been involved in attacks against the Houthi forces.
This was the latest in a series of Israeli military strikes targeting Houthi-controlled targets since the Houthis started launching missiles and drones against Israel's Ben Gurion Airport and Israeli ports and ships in November 2023, to show its solidarity with Palestinians amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. The group has said it would stop the attacks if Israel ends its military campaign and blockade of Gaza, news agency reported.