Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement Friday just before the start of Shabbat that the Houthis will “continue to pay” a heavy price for their attacks against the State of Israel.
His statement followed an announcement by the IDF revealing another massive Israeli air strike against the Iranian proxy in Yemen.
The Israeli Air Force coordinated its attacks on the Houthis with those of the United States and Britain, although each country carried out separate, independent air strikes.
Israel, US, UK Synchronize Attacks on Houthis in Yemen
Israeli fighter pilots in more than 20 warplanes dropped some 50 bombs and missiles on targets in western Yemen, including oil storage facilities at two ports, and further inland.
“Just as we promised, the Houthis are paying – and will continue to pay – a heavy price for their aggression against us,” Netanyahu said.
“Today, we attacked terrorist targets of the Houthi terrorist regime along the western coastal strip and deep in Yemen.
“The Houthis are a proxy of Iran and they serve the terrorist objectives of the Iranian axis in the Middle East,” the prime minister said. “They constitute a danger to Israel and to the entire region, including global freedom of navigation.
“I reiterate: We will not tolerate attacks on our citizens and on our country, he said.
“We will take determined and forceful action against anyone who threatens the State of Israel wherever and whenever necessary.”
