Aug. 13, 2024

Why Israel’s bombing of Yemen may have unintended consequences

Peninsula/Security

On July 20, after an unprecedented Houthi drone strike killed a civilian in Tel Aviv the day before, Israel launched a series of airstrikes on Houthi-held Hodeidah Port on Yemen’s Red Sea coast. Beyond reportedly killing at least nine people and injuring dozens more, the aerial bombardment destroyed several pieces of vital infrastructure—including a major fuel storage site. While much of the international coverage of the incident has focused on the context of the wider regional dynamics of the Gaza war, the destruction of such infrastructure also stands to have significant economic, political, and potentially even military impacts within...

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Nicholas Brumfield
Nicholas Brumfield
Nicholas Brumfield
Nicholas Brumfield is a Washington-based Middle East politics researcher with a focus on Yemen and maritime ... Full Bio
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