by Lloyd's List
6 May 2025 (Lloyd's List) - ISRAELI fighter jets struck the Houthi-controlled port of Hodeidah on Monday after a Houthi missile penetrated Israel’s air defences on Sunday and landed in proximity to Ben Gurion International Airport, causing delays and cancellations.
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed the strike in a social media post, stating that fighter jets struck “terror targets” including infrastructure in the port of Hodeidah as well as a concrete plant.
“The strike on the terrorist infrastructure sites was conducted precisely, with measures taken to mitigate harm to vessels docked at the port,” said the IDF.
“The Houthi terrorist regime has been operating under Iranian direction and funding, in order to target Israel and its allies, undermine regional stability and disrupt global freedom of navigation.”
There were three bulkers and one general cargoship berthed in Hodeidah around the time the strikes were reported, according to Lloyd’s List Intelligence data.
The IDF has launched several air raids at the Houthis since the militants began lobbing missiles and drones at Israel last year amid the war in Gaza.
Israeli fighter jets destroyed much of fuel infrastructure in the port Hodeidah in July last year, while US air strikes last month decimated the port of Ras Isa, the Houthis’ main import hub for refined products and liquefied petroleum gas.
Houthi-affiliated media claimed the strikes were a joint US-Israeli operations, but Al Arabiya cited a US official saying that the US did not take part in the operation.
Beirut-based Al Mayadeen reported that the Yemeni Oil Company in Houthi-controlled Sana’a activated emergency measures at all of its stations “due to the ongoing aggression”.
According to Houthi-affiliated news agency Saba, the US struck the port of Ras Isa again on Friday and Saturday. The outlet reported that Houthi foreign minister Jamal Amer complained about the US strikes in letters sent to the United Nations secretary-general and the UN Human Rights Council.
According to Saba, the letters indicated that the US attacks have stopped the unloading of oil shipments in Ras Isa, “foreshadowing an imminent fuel crisis”.
