(Bloomberg) -- Israeli fighter jets bombed a seaport and several power stations in Yemen, its military said Sunday, following a string of attacks this month on central Israel by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
The strikes in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah and in Ras Issa targeted oil infrastructure, the Israeli army said in a statement. Al-Masirah TV, which is controlled by the Houthis, said four people were killed and 33 were injured.
Residents said the Israeli strikes hit fuel storage tanks at the Hodeidah port, and smoke was seen billowing from the site.
The Yemen-based Houthis claimed responsibility for two missile attacks on the Tel Aviv area on Friday and Saturday. The missiles were intercepted by Israel’s air defenses.
During Saturday’s attack, the Houthis fired a long-range missile at Israel, saying they were targeting Ben Gurion Airport as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned from the United Nations General Assembly. Sirens went off at the airport, but Israeli air defense shot the missile down over the Jerusalem area.
Israel previously hit Hodeidah after a Houthi-launched drone hit a building in Tel Aviv on July 19, killing a man and injuring several other people.
“The IDF is determined to continue operating at any distance — near or far — against all threats to the citizens of the State of Israel,” the Israel Defense Forces said. The strikes involved dozens of Israeli aircraft that traveled more than 1,800 kilometers (about 1,100 miles).
Israel’s strike to the south coincided with its campaign of air strikes to the north in Lebanon that have killed most leaders of Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militia headquartered in Beirut. More than 1,000 people have been killed in Lebanon and hundreds of thousands displaced by the bombardments.
--With assistance from Sherif Tarek and Dan Williams.
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