The IDF spokesman announces that Saturday, July 20, 2024, Air Force planes attacked targets of the Houthi terrorist regime in Yemen. All of our squadron returned safely.
The attack was carried out in response to the terrorist attacks of the Houthis against Israel in recent months, in which they launched hundreds of aerial threats, one of which caused the death of the Israeli citizen, Yevgeni Perder Zikarno, and the injury of several other civilians.
The Air Force planes launched an operational attack at a distance of over 1,800 km and attacked targets in the Hodeidah port area in Yemen. The Hodeidah port area serves as a supply route for the transfer of Iranian weapons from Iran to the Houthi terrorist regime and is a significant economic source for it. This is the most distant target attack from land State of Israel ever carried out by the Air Force.
In recent months, the Houthi terrorists have been working to undermine stability and order in the Middle East and the entire region. The Houthi terrorism is controlled and financed by Iran, and it harms the freedom of navigation, the ports of the region, the Suez Canal and the entire world trade.