Overview

• The Israeli military said Monday’s airstrikes destroyed facilities in Hodeidah used to transfer Iranian-supplied weapons to the Houthi movement.
• Defence Minister Israel Katz vowed that the strike was a direct response to recent Houthi missile launches toward Israel.
• Hodeidah is Yemen’s main humanitarian aid gateway and a critical Red Sea trade hub, so the operation risks disrupting relief deliveries and shipping.
• Earlier this month, the Houthis claimed responsibility for a missile attack on the Greek ship Eternity C in the Red Sea that killed four crew members.
• A May U.S.-Houthi agreement halted American bombing in exchange for a pause in shipping attacks but explicitly excluded Israeli operations.