Not say when that phone call would take place. On sunday israel carried out large scale strikes on yemen targeting energy facilities help by houthi is. It targeted powerplants ina in a seaport. The houthi run health ministry said at least four people were killed and 33 wounded. Houthi is have vowed revenge and a response is inevitable. houthis. Our correspondent injerusalem, jon donnison, has more on the situation. Israel s military reach and power is long and strong. This is not lebanon, or gaza, but almost 2,000 kilometres away in yemen. The target one of the country s biggest ports and two power stations, controlled by iranian backed houthis, the operation directed by israel s defence minister. Translation: we have no i interest in expanding the war. We have no interest in looking for additionalfronts. But if somebody attacks israel, as the houthis have recently done with missiles and throughout the war with cruise missiles and drones, anyone who carries out such an attack, we
Must be avoided. Died aged 88. Must be avoided. He said he plans to speak the operation directed by israel s defence minister. Translation: we have no i interest in expanding the war. We have no interest in looking for additionalfronts. But if somebody attacks israel, as the houthis have recently done, with missiles and throughout the war with cruise missiles and drones, anyone who carries out such an attack, we will settle the account with them, and we know how to do it. Israel is not holding back, its air force releasing footage as they set off for the raid. And earlier today, it says it shot down another drone launched from yemen. For the past year, the yemeni houthis have been trying to influence the conflict in the middle east. This is their commandos seizing a british owned ship in the red sea last november. They have long range missiles, are supported by iran and are fiercely opposed to israel. Speaking yesterday, the houthis military spokesperson yahya saree said they wouldn t
Thani million people face thani million people face being forced from their homes. Theres reports that the body of the hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, has been recovered from the site of fridays israeli Air Strike in beirut. Hezbollah has confirmed that two other top senior figures have been killed. Israel says they killed more than 20 members of the iranian backed group. Israel has confirmed its carried out Air Strikes on the yemeni city of Hodeidah Targetting houthi sites. Videos have been posted on social media. Bbc verify has confirmed the location. Israel says it was targetting Power Plants and a sea port. For the very latest, lets cross live to the lebanese capital, beirut and my colleague anna foster. Anna. Israeli planes have been active smoke over southern Beirut Smoke over Southern Beirut hezbollah s base struck again. Hezbollah s base struck again. Driving through daraya, once hezbollah s beating heart, driving through daraya, once hezbollah s beating heart, and now look
The iranian backed group. Israel has confirmed its carried out Air Strikes on the yemeni city of Hodeidah Targetting Houthi Sites. Videos have been posted on social media. Bbc verify has confirmed the location. Bbc verify has confirmed the location. Israel says it was targetting Power Plants and a sea port. For the latest, heres our middle East Correspondent Anna foster, who is in beirut. It is really planes have been active. Those attacks are continuing across the Country And Israel announced it has carried out this large Scale Operation. Clearly a real defence from what we are the a few days ago from World Leaders who are arranging some sort of de escalation. They were talking about 21 days of no military action. What weve seen over the last couple of days, particularly with that pivotal moment on Friday Evening, that large Scale Attack here in beirut. In the News Yesterday that Hassan Nasrallah had been killed shows that events here are moving very quickly and it seems that western
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