Reference News website reported on June 10 that according to a report by the Associated Press on June 10, the Israeli Navy attacked the dock of Hodeidah, a port city controlled by the Houthi armed group, on the 10th. This move is likely to damage key facilities for delivering humanitarian aid in this war-ravaged country.

The Israeli military said that missile warships carried out this attack, which marked the first time that the Israeli Navy participated in strikes against the Houthi armed group.

This attack occurred as Israel was fighting with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, while the Houthi armed group has repeatedly launched missiles and drones at Israel.

Nasr al-Din Amir, deputy press secretary of the Houthi organization, wrote on the social platform X that the target of this attack was the dock of Hodeidah. He claimed that this attack had no significant impact on the organization's operations.

In the evening of the 9th, Israel issued an online warning, urging people in Yemen to evacuate from the three ports of Ras Isa, Hodeidah, and Saleef. It was reported that the Houthi armed group used these ports to launch attacks.

The Israeli military said in a statement on the 10th: "Hodeidah is used for transporting weapons and is another example of the Houthi regime using civilian infrastructure to promote terrorism."

It was reported that since the Houthi armed group occupied the capital Sanaa of Yemen in 2014, Hodeidah has also been the main gateway for millions of Yemenis to receive food and other humanitarian aid.

Reportedly, the Houthi armed group has continuously launched missile and drone attacks on merchant ships and military vessels in this region. The leadership of the group claimed that it was to end Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip. From November 2023 to January 2025, the Houthi armed group attacked more than 100 merchant ships with missiles and drones, sank two of them, resulting in the death of four sailors. This greatly reduced the trade flow through the Red Sea corridor, with approximately $1 trillion worth of goods passing through this corridor annually.

It remains unclear how the Houthi armed group will respond, as the Israeli attack came from the sea rather than the air. (Compiled/translated by Wang Haifang)

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