At around 02:00 local time on July 7, 2025, the Israeli Defense Forces launched a new round of air strikes against the western coast of Yemen's Hodaida Province. According to reports, Israeli Air Force F-35I and F-16I fighter jets dropped 50-60 missiles and bombs, targeting the ports of Hodaida, Salif, Ras Isa, Ras Katib power station, and the Israeli cargo ship "Galaxy Leader," which had been seized by the Houthi rebels in Yemen. Meanwhile, the Houthi rebels also announced for the first time that they had fired anti-aircraft missiles to counter the Israeli Air Force and repelled over ten sorties of bombing attacks by the Israeli Air Force, forcing the Israeli fighter jets to abandon their bombing and retreat, foiling the Israeli Air Force's attempt to attack the Houthi rebels.
It is likely because the Houthi rebels conducted an extraordinary air defense operation, firing a large number of anti-aircraft missiles, which confused the Israeli Air Force, causing the F-35I and F-16I fighter jets to be hesitant to enter Yemen's airspace for bombing. As a result, the anger was vented on the Israeli cargo ship "Galaxy Leader," a 10,000-ton automobile carrier belonging to Jewish businessmen in Israel. The ship, "Galaxy Leader," has not yet been sunk, as the US had bombed it several times before. It is reported that the Houthi rebels have also imitated the modification of the "Galaxy Leader" into a warship or for military use, such as installing reconnaissance and radar systems on the ship.
The Houthi rebels received divine assistance, daring to fight a brilliant air defense battle against the F-35I stealth fighters. Where did the anti-aircraft missiles come from? So powerful! In addition to inheriting the SA-6 anti-aircraft missiles, Iran provided the HQ-2, Buk anti-aircraft missiles, and the 358-type anti-aircraft cruise missiles. Furthermore, the Houthi rebels have converted a large number of R-73, R-27, and R-77 air-to-air missiles into anti-aircraft missiles, using a large amount of optical equipment and radar equipment to create their own homemade anti-aircraft network. What is the significance of the Israeli Air Force attacking the Houthi rebels? How many times have the Houthi rebels been bombed? Are they afraid of just a few missiles and bombs dropped by the Israeli Air Force fighter jets? When will the Houthi rebels increase their production of long-range missiles? If they can maintain one launch per day, they would really trouble the Israelis. The fact that the Houthi rebels can fire a large number of anti-aircraft missiles in response indicates that they have already been prepared and were waiting for the Israeli F-35I stealth fighters to come out and then start the battle. The combat capability of the Iranian Air Defense Force is too exaggerated; the Iranian traitor first collapsed the Iranian air defense missile system, and the Iranian air defense missile forces did not fire a single missile, while the Houthi rebels' air defense forces successfully repelled and hindered the Israeli Air Force's bombing, which is a world apart. The Houthi rebels' air defense forces have given the Iranians a lesson with their actual combat capabilities.
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