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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hodeidah is not an "innocent port", adding that it is the main entry point into Yemen for weapons from the Houthis' main regional backer, Iran.
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00:00The Israeli military has struck Houthi targets in western Yemen in response to a drone attack
00:07claimed by the rebel group in Tel Aviv on Friday.
00:10The IDF said several military targets were hit in the western port city of Hodeidah.
00:16The Houthi-run government in the capital Sana'a said oil storage facilities had been hit as
00:20well as a power plant.
00:23A spokesperson for the Houthis slammed what he called blatant aggression by Israel and
00:28said there would be a response from the Yemeni armed forces.
00:33Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hodeidah was not an innocent port, adding
00:38that it's the main entry point into Yemen for weapons from the Houthis' main backer,
00:42Iran.
00:43Saturday's attack comes after the Houthis claimed responsibility for a drone strike
00:48on Tel Aviv on Friday morning that killed one person and injured 10 others.
00:53The Houthis have repeatedly launched drones and missiles towards Israel throughout the
00:57nine-month war against Hamas, claiming to be doing so in solidarity with the Palestinian
01:02people.
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