Overview

• The Israeli navy fired missiles at the docks of Yemen’s Hodeidah port, marking its first naval strike against Houthi-held territory.
• The Israeli Defense Forces said the operation targeted facilities used to transfer weapons in response to persistent Houthi missile and drone attacks on Israeli and commercial vessels.
• A Houthi spokesperson dismissed the naval assault’s impact and vowed to continue military operations against Israel in solidarity with Gaza.
• Defense Minister Israel Katz warned that any further Houthi fire toward Israel would prompt the imposition of a naval blockade supported by aerial assets.
• Humanitarian groups warned that damage to Hodeidah, Yemen’s primary aid gateway, could deepen civilian suffering and disrupt global trade through the Red Sea corridor.