Assault on Iran-backed proxies expands with attacks on fuel facilities and power plants in Hodeidah and Ras IssaIsrael launched a wave of airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen on Sunday while continuing to attack Hezbollah in Lebanon, where at least 50 more people are believed to have died. The fresh assaults on Iran-backed proxies across the Middle East risk accelerating a slide towards a devastating regional conflict on multiple fronts.The attack on the port of Hodeidah in Yemen involved dozens of Israeli planes and appears to have targeted fuel facilities, power plants and docks at the Ras Issa and Hodeidah ports. It one of the biggest such operations yet seen in the near year-long crisis in the region. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/29/israel-launches-fresh-airstrikes-at-houthi-targets-in-yemen
Author : Jason Burke, Peter Beaumont in Jerusalem and William Christou in Beirut
Publish date : 2024-09-29 19:17:22
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