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26 December 2024 Israeli attack on Yemen
Part of the Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)
December 2024 Israeli airstrikes in Yemen
LocationAl Hudaydah Governorate and Sanaa, Yemen
TargetSanaa International Airport, Al-Dailami Air Base, Hudaydah Port, Ras Iffa Port, Haziz and Ras Qantib power stations
Date26 December 2024
Executed by Israel Defense Forces
Outcome
  • Sana'a Airport taken out of service
  • Al Hudaydah Port once again shut down
  • Haziz Power Station damaged
  • 3 aircraft destroyed
  • One Naval tug destroyed
Casualties6 killed, 40 wounded

The 26 December 2024 Israeli attack on Yemen, code-named Operation Tzelilei HaKerem (English: Operation Sounds of the Vineyard) were a series of Israeli Air Force strikes on areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthi Movement, most notably on Sanaa International Airport in the capital on 26 December 2024. According to Israel, the attacks were carried out in response to the firing of ballistic missiles and Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) toward Israel by the Houthi Movement. It took place as part of the Houthi involvement in the Israel–Hamas war and the December 2024 Israeli airstrikes in Yemen.

Background

Since the outbreak of the Israel–Hamas war, the Houthi Movement in Yemen have been engaged in a spillover conflict with Israel. On 20 July 2024, Israel conducted attacks on Hudaydah Port in Al Hudaydah, Yemen, claiming to target Houthi infrastructure. They carried out an aerial bombing of supposed ammunition depots, oil storage facilities, and power stations. Israel struck Yemen again in September 2024 and in December 2024.

The strike

The strike, which took place on 26 December 2024, was carried out by 25 Israeli Air Force warplanes during a speech by Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi. According to the Saudi state-owned Al Arabiya news channel, it targeted Sanaa International Airport, Hudaydah port, and a power station near Sanaa. The operation was aimed at maximizing damage while maintaining an element of surprise. Key targets included the airport's control tower, which was disabled, and civilian aircraft allegedly used by the Houthi government. Reports indicate casualties and damage to infrastructure, with claims that some targets were civilian. Israeli officials, who informed the United States in advance, stated the strikes were a response to Houthi aggression, warning that further actions would follow if deemed necessary. A second wave of attacks occurred shortly after the initial strikes. The attack included seven strikes on Sanaa International Airport which took out the airport's control tower and damaged the runway, as well as three strikes on the port of Hodeidah and the Haziz and Ras Qantib power stations.

Houthi owned media outlet Al Masirah reported that at least four people were killed, and 16 others were injured in the attacks, three of them were killed at Sanaa International Airport and another person was killed at Ras Issa port. Three others were reported missing in Hodeidah. Several aircraft of the Yemeni Air Force-SPC captured during the Yemeni civil war were also amongst the targets, of which three aircraft were reportedly destroyed. Al-Dailami Air Base was also reportedly struck. One of the two remaining Naval tugs under the command of Yemeni Navy-SPC was also destroyed.

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and a United Nations team were about to board a plane at the Sanaa airport at the time of the strikes. A crew member on the plane was injured. The death toll later rose to six, with an additional 40 being wounded.

This was the largest strike carried out by Israel in Yemeni territory since the beginning of the Israel–Hamas war, following three previous operations: the 20 July 2024 attack, the September 2024 strike, and the December 2024 strikes.

Responses

After the second Israeli wave of airstrikes on Yemen, the Yemeni Houthis launched a ballistic missile at Tel Aviv, causing sirens to sound across central Israel.

Following the operation, sources in Israel's defense establishment stated that the strike marks the start of a larger campaign against the Houthis. The IDF raised the readiness level of its air defense systems and the Air Force, in anticipation of a possible Houthi response.

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