December 2024 Israeli airstrikes in Yemen
| December 2024 Israeli airstrikes in Yemen Operation White City | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Red Sea crisis and the Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present) | |
Map of the 19 December airstrikes released by the Israel Defense Forces | |
| Type | Airstrikes |
| Location | |
| Target | First Strikes: Port of as-Salif, Ras Isa oil facility, two power stations, eight tugboats Second strikes: Sanaa International Airport, Al-Dailami Air Base, Hudaydah Port, Haziz and Ras Qantib power stations |
| Date | 19 and 26 December 2024 |
| Executed by | Israel Defense Forces |
| Casualties | 15 killed, 42+ wounded |
In December 2024, Israel carried out several strikes against the Houthis, a Zaidi militia supported by Iran, in response to Houthi attacks on population centers in Israel. On the morning of 19 December 2024, Israel carried out several airstrikes in western Yemen in an operation dubbed Operation White City (Hebrew: מבצע העיר הלבנה), and on 26 December the Israeli Air Force conducted another air attack targeting Sanaa International Airport and the port of al-Hodeida. It was reported that the strikes were executed in cooperation with the U.S. and UK militaries.
At least nine civilians died, and three others were wounded in the attacks. The Israel Defense Forces struck a port and an oil facility near the capital Sanaa, used by the Houthis in their military operations, which it said was retaliation for Houthi drone and missile attacks on Israel. Houthi sources said that Israeli strikes targeted the Heyzaz and Dhahban power stations near Sanaa, as well as the Hudaydah Port and Ras Isa oil facility.
Between the attacks, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Nethanyahu said that, "the Houthis will also learn what Hamas, Hezbollah, the Assad regime, and others have learned — and even if it takes time, this lesson will be learned across the entire Middle East."