Israel launches airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels, and Houthis launch missile at Israel

DUBAI United Arab Emirates AP Israel s military launched airstrikes early Monday targeting ports and facilities held by Yemen s Houthi rebels with the rebels responding with missile fire targeting Israel The attacks came after a suspected Houthi attack targeting a ship in the Red Sea that caught fire and took on water later forcing its crew to abandon the vessel The Israeli military announced it struck Houthi-held ports at Hodeida Ras Isa and Salif These ports are used by the Houthi terrorist regime to transfer weapons from the Iranian regime which are employed to carry out terrorist operations against the state of Israel and its allies the Israeli military mentioned The Houthis then responded with an apparent missile attack on Israel The Israeli military noted it attempted to intercept the missile but it appeared to make impact though there were no immediate reports of injuries from the attack