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Watch | Massive Fire At Yemen’s Hodeidah Port After Israeli Strike Israeli fighter jets struck Houthi military targets in the area of Hodeidah port in Yemen on July 20, the Israeli military said, a day after a drone launched by the Iranian-backed group hit Israel's economic hub Tel Aviv.A thick column of black smoke rose over the burning port on Saturday evening.Israel's military spokesperson said the port had been used by the Houthis to receive weapons shipments from Iran. The targets, more than 1,700 km (1,056 miles) from Israel, included dual-use sites such as energy infrastructure, he said.At least 80 people were wounded, most with severe burns, in airstrikes that targeted oil facilities and a power station at Hodeidah, Al-Masirah TV, the main television news outlet run by Yemen's Houthi movement, quoted the health ministry as saying.Israel had informed allies before the strike, which the military said was carried out by Israeli F-15 fighters that all returned safely.