Israel attacks Hodeidah port, Katz threatens Houthis

The Israeli military announced that it attacked facilities inside the port of Hodeidah in western Yemen on Monday, claiming to prevent the Houthis from rehabilitating their infrastructure.
The army said in a statement that it targeted fuel tankers and engineering vehicles working to restore infrastructure at the port of Hodeidah.
He added that he targeted ships and boats used by the Houthis for military purposes, he claimed.
In turn, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said that Israel "is working vigorously to prevent any attempt to rehabilitate Houthi infrastructure in Yemen."
He continued, threatening that Yemen's fate would be the same as Iran's, vowing that the Houthis would pay a "heavy price for launching missiles at Israel."
For its part, Houthi-affiliated media outlets confirmed that a series of Israeli airstrikes targeted the country's port of Hodeidah.
Last Friday, the Houthis attacked Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv with a "Palestine 2" hypersonic ballistic missile, while the Israeli military confirmed that it had intercepted the missile.
Since the start of Israel's genocidal war in the Gaza Strip, the Houthis have launched dozens of missile attacks on Israel under the banner of "supporting Gaza." Israel, in turn, has launched dozens of attacks on sites in Hodeidah and Sana'a.
Absence of goal bank
Regarding the recent Israeli threat against the Houthis, Ahmed Naji, senior Yemen analyst at the International Crisis Group, said there are differences between Israel's war against the Houthis and its war against Iran.
Naji explained in a statement to Al Jazeera Net that the obstacle facing Israel in Yemen is the lack of a target bank due to the scarcity of intelligence regarding the Houthis' military capabilities. Therefore, Israeli strikes are currently focused on large facilities such as ports, airports, and power plants to create a scene of destruction, while no strikes have been carried out against actual military targets.
He pointed out that the Houthis rely on ambiguity in their military structure, making it difficult to track their leaders. They also use mobile missile platforms that are easy to replace if targeted, thus reducing the significance of any Israeli military operations against these targets.
Source: Al Jazeera