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Israel says it has attacked three Yemeni ports, including a power plant and port.

Israel's military announced early Monday that it had attacked Houthi targets at three Yemeni ports, as well as a power station. This was the first Israeli strike on Yemen for almost a whole month.

The military said that the strikes on Hodeidah and other ports such as Ras Isa, Salif, and Ras Qantib were a result of repeated Houthi attacks against Israel.

Israel also destroyed the Galaxy Leader in Ras Isa, a ship that was captured by Houthis at the end of 2023.

The military reported that "the Houthi terrorists regime's forces have installed a Radar system on the vessel and are using it in order to track vessels within international maritime space in order to promote their activities",

Al-Masirah TV, a Houthi-run channel, reported that Israel had launched a series strikes on Hodeidah shortly after Israel's military issued an evacuation alert for the three Yemeni port cities.

The attack comes just hours after a ship off the port city of Hodeidah on the Red Sea was attacked and its crew fled as the vessel began to take in water.

Ambrey, a security firm, said that the vessel matched the profile of a typical Houthi target.

The Houthis, who are aligned with Iran, have been firing at Israel since the beginning of the Gaza war in October 2023. They also fired at ships in the Red Sea to disrupt global trade.

The majority of missiles and drones that were fired at Israel either fell short or were intercepted. Israel has launched a series retaliatory attacks. Reporting by Mohammed Ghobari, Yomna and Menna Alaa El Din and Yomna and Menna Ehab; writing and editing by Lisa Shumaker and Diane Craft

(source: Reuters)