Israeli jets strike Houthi targets in Yemen ‘in response to attacks’

  • July 21, 2024
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Israeli jets strike Houthi targets in Yemen ‘in response to attacks’

Sub: IR

Sec: Places in news

Context:

  • Israel carried out air strikes on the Houthi-controlled Red Sea port of Hodeidah in Yemen.
  • This action followed a drone launched by the Houthis hitting Tel Aviv.

Places in newsDescription
  • Hodeidah
  • Red Sea port in Yemen, target of Israeli air strikes.
  • Tel Aviv
  • A city in Israel was hit by a Houthi drone.
  • Eilat
  • Israeli Red Sea port where air sirens were activated.
  • Sanaa
  • Capital of Yemen
  • Houthi-run government reported on strikes from here.
  • Gulf of Aden
  • Deepwater gulf of the Indian Ocean between Yemen to the north, the Arabian Sea to the east, Djibouti to the west, and the Guardafui Channel, Socotra and Somalia to the south.
  • Areas where the US and UK have conducted air strikes against the Houthis.

Source: BBC

IR Israeli jets strike Houthi targets in Yemen ‘in response to attacks’