Just nowBy Tom Spender and Paul Adams, BBC NewsWatch: Israel strikes Yemen in response to Tel Aviv attackIsrael has launched air strikes on the Houthi-controlled Red Sea port of Hodeidah in Yemen, a day after a drone launched by the group hit Tel AvivDefence Minister Yoav Gallant said his country aimed to send a message to the Houthi movement.”The fire that is currently burning in Hodeidah, is seen across the Middle East and the significance is clear,” he said.Houthi-linked news outlets said three people were killed and more than 80 injured in the Israeli strikes.Houthi official Mohammed Abdulsalam reported a “brutal Israel aggression against Yemen”.He said the strikes were aimed at pressuring the Houthis to stop supporting the Palestinians in Gaza, something he said would not happen.It is the first time Israel has responded directly to what it says have been hundreds of Yemeni drone and missile attacks aimed at its territory in recent months.Footage from Hodeidah showed huge…
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