Israel Strikes Back: Fighter Jets Hit Multiple Targets in Yemen

Jerusalem, 5 May, 2025 (TPS-IL) -- Dozens of targets were attacked, approximately 20 fighter jets attacked and 50 munitions were dropped during the Israeli airstrike of Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah, Israeli military has reported.

The strikes came as a response to a Houthi ballistic missile attack. On Sunday, it hit the area close to Ben Gurion Airport, wounding several people.

Reports in Hebrew media mention that Israel informed the US before the attack.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s, alongside Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, were in the Israeli Air Force command bunker at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv during the strike.

“The strike was carried out in response to repeated attacks by the Houthi terrorist regime against the State of Israel,” the statement by the Israeli Defense Forces said. “The IDF is determined to continue operating and forcefully striking anyone who poses a threat to the residents and citizens of the State of Israel, at any distance required.”

Since March 18, when Israel resumed its campaign against Hamas following a temporary ceasefire, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis have launched approximately 27 ballistic missiles and several drones at Israel. The majority were either intercepted or fell short of Israeli territory.