Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference at his office in Jerusalem. December 9, 2024.<\/p><\/div>\n

Friday, 20 December 2024 | Yemen\u2019s Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists \u201care learning\u2014and will learn the hard way\u2014that whoever harms Israel will pay a very heavy price for it,\u201d Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday after the Israeli Air Force [IAF] struck Hodeidah in response to ongoing missile attacks.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis morning, the Air Force attacked strategic Houthi targets in the port of Hodeidah and deep inside Yemen. We did this in response to the Houthis\u2019 repeated attacks on Israeli civilians,\u201d Netanyahu said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast night, they attacked a school in Ramat Gan,\u201d the Israeli leader said in the remarks published by the Prime Minister\u2019s Office, adding that \u201cthey are not only attacking us\u2014they are attacking the entire world.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are attacking international shipping and trade routes. Therefore, when Israel acts against the Houthis, it operates on behalf of the entire international community,\u201d Netanyahu said. \u201cThe Americans understand this well, and so do many others.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter Hamas, Hezbollah and the Assad regime in Syria, the Houthis are almost the last remaining arm of Iran\u2019s evil axis. They are learning\u2014and they will learn the hard way\u2014that whoever harms Israel pays a very heavy price for it,\u201d<\/p>\n

IAF jets attacked Houthi terrorist targets in Yemen overnight Wednesday, after intercepting a missile the enemy fired at central Israel.<\/p>\n

According to the Israel Defense Forces [IDF], the IAF retaliatory strikes were carried out in two waves by 14 fighter jets, refuelers and spy planes. The jets were already en route when the Houthis launched the missile at around 2:35 a.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the past year, the Houthi terrorist regime has been operating with the direction and funding of Iran, and in cooperation with Iraqi militias, in order to attack the State of Israel and Israeli civilians,\u201d the IDF said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe conducted strikes degrade the Houthi terrorist regime, preventing it from exploiting the targets for military and terrorist purposes, including the smuggling of Iranian weapons to the region,\u201d the military added. \u201cThe IDF is determined to continue operating against all threats posed to the citizens of the State of Israel, wherever necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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