YnetNews.com reports: “A missile strike by the Israeli Navy on Yemen’s Hodeidah port earlier Tuesday marks a new phase in Israel’s ongoing campaign against the Houthi rebel group, Israeli military officials said, highlighting the expanding role of naval forces in the Red Sea.
The operation, carried out by the Navy’s 3rd Flotilla using Sa’ar 6-class corvettes and other naval vessels, targeted infrastructure used for arms smuggling, a senior official said. At 7 a.m. Tuesday, two long-range precision missiles were launched from ships in the northern Red Sea, striking the port’s entrance and docking areas. Israeli officials said the site serves as a key conduit for smuggling weapons and military equipment to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.
According to the Israel Defense Forces, the port is a major ‘bottleneck’ for smuggling operations, including missiles fired at Israel and other targets in the southern Red Sea. The military has designated the area a combat zone and said the goal is to disrupt Houthi maritime trade and deter commercial vessels from docking at the site.
Unlike Israeli Air Force jets, which require roughly three hours of flight time each way, the missile ships enable a sustained presence in the Red Sea, offering operational flexibility and continuous coverage. The operation used precision-guided missiles capable of striking distant targets with high accuracy…”
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