ynet reports that a woman was injured in a Saudi airstrike on Kamaran Island, off the coast of Yemen's Hodeidah port. The attack follows Saudi strikes on Hodeidah port and Kamaran Island reported earlier tonight. No details on the woman's condition or identity are available.
A woman was injured in the Saudi airstrike on Kamaran Island, ynet reported at 23:44 Jerusalem on Friday evening. The report follows a series of Saudi strikes on Houthi targets in the Hodeidah area, including the port and Kamaran Island, that began earlier tonight. At 23:33, The Zioneer reported that Saudi strikes targeted fuel depots at Hodeidah port and a site on Kamaran Island, according to Abu Ali Express.
The sequence of events began at 22:55 Jerusalem, when unconfirmed reports of explosions at Hodeidah port emerged. Minutes later, a Houthi spokesman warned that Saudi aggression was targeting the port, threatening retaliation. By 22:55, the Saudi Air Force had launched at least seven airstrikes on the port, according to regional reports. Subsequent reports indicated that the strikes hit fuel depots and a site on Kamaran Island, and later targeted government telecommunications infrastructure. The reports evolved from unverified claims to accounts from multiple sources, including Abu Ali Express and ynet.
The airstrikes come in response to a Houthi attack on a Saudi gas tanker earlier today in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, as The Zioneer reported at 23:33. The wider context includes a series of maritime incidents in the region, including a ship attacked off the coast of Saudi Arabia on July 23, and an Iranian attack on a vessel off Oman on July 17, as previously reported by The Zioneer.
The woman's identity and condition have not been disclosed. The report from ynet remains unverified by independent sources. It is unclear whether she was a civilian or a combatant, and whether the strike was aimed at the same target as earlier attacks on Kamaran Island.
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