IDF reveals full details of Israeli attack on Yemen
The Israeli military said on Sunday that the F-15, F-35 and other fighter jets that carried out around 10 airstrikes against the Houthis on Saturday evening took two hours and 50 minutes to reach their targets in the area of the port of Hodeidah in Yemen.
Footage of an Israeli F-35 refueling in mid-air during Operation Outstretched Arm. (IDF SPEAKER UNIT)
The planes took off around 3 p.m. and reached their targets around 6 p.m.
Although the Israeli Defense Forces kept secret the exact number of aircraft they used to refuel their fighter jets for the 1,800-kilometer flight and safe return, they released a dramatic video showing some of these mid-air refueling operations in real time. In addition, the Israeli army released another video showing four different rockets heading toward the target area of the port of Hodeidah, one rocket after another hitting the industrial site until almost nothing was left. A third video shows Israeli Air Force Chief Major General Tomer Bar congratulating his pilots on their return after they were safely out of range of enemy forces.In addition, numerous fighter aircraft, reconnaissance aircraft, tanker aircraft, rescue aircraft and defense forces were involved in the attack, but the exact number of aircraft remains secret.
Israeli airstrikes targeted oil refineries in Hodeidah and Yemeni air force units in an attempt to prevent Iranian weapons from being transported to Yemen. Dozens of people were reportedly killed or injured in the attacks.
The port served as a protective shield for the mixing of massive arms imports with humanitarian aid
Although the Houthis try to portray the port as serving humanitarian purposes, several senior Israeli officials said it serves only as a cover for mixing massive arms imports with humanitarian aid.
Local sources in Yemen told the Hezbollah-affiliated organization Al Mayadeen that power outages had occurred in several areas in Hodeidah as a result of the Israeli strikes that hit an electricity plant. Israel clarified that it carried out the attack without American help, although it had informed Washington in advance. There were also suggestions that allied Arab countries such as the Saudis may have helped by allowing the use of their airspace or assisting with refueling, which has long been discussed. On April 13 and 14, the Saudis provided Israel with operational intelligence to repel Iranian airstrikes. Yemen has fired on Israel over 200 times. Until now, Jerusalem has left the defense to America. In addition, there have been repeated conflicts between Yemen and Saudi Arabia over the past decade since the Houthis, with Iranian support, took over large parts of the country from the former Sunni rulers. Although the Houthis are not currently actively fighting, Riyadh had previously heavily bombed the Houthis, while the Iranian proxy had inflicted heavy damage on the Saudis with missile and drone attacks.After Yemen’s attack on Tel Aviv that killed one man and injured about a dozen, Jerusalem concluded that the Houthis, an Iranian proxy, had crossed a red line.
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