Media: US alerts Israel in advance of military strikes in Yemen

An Israeli official has stated that the US informed Israel ahead of the recent strikes in Yemen. 

This advance notification places Israel among the few countries alerted prior to the US-led airstrikes, Caliber.Az reports via Israeli media.

The airstrikes targeted Houthi positions in Yemen, marking a significant military operation in the region. According to the Israeli official, Israel was notified as part of standard communication protocols between the two countries.

Israeli aircraft were involved in the airstrikes. This claim has yet to be independently verified, but the involvement of Israeli forces in the operation would mark an escalation in the ongoing conflict in Yemen.

Earlier, US President Donald Trump launched extensive military strikes against Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group, targeting the group over its attacks on Red Sea shipping.  The airstrikes, marking the most significant US military action in the region since Trump took office in January, killed at least 24 people and are expected to continue for days, a US official said.

According to the Houthi-run health ministry, at least 13 civilians were killed and nine injured in airstrikes on the capital, Sanaa. Another strike on the northern province of Saada reportedly killed 11 people, including four children and one woman, while injuring 14 others. The Houthis condemned the attacks as a "war crime." In a statement, the group’s political bureau declared, "Our Yemeni armed forces are fully prepared to respond to escalation with escalation."

By Naila Huseynova