IDF fighter jets struck Houthi military targets in the area of the Hodeidah Port in Yemen, the IDF confirmed Saturday evening.

On our Podcast yesterday, we reported to you how things are off-the-chain-crazy here in America, in Europe and all across the world. Today Israel decided to ramp up the action in the Middle East by conducting their first-ever airstrike on the Houthi rebels in Yemen. The IDF hits oil refining facilities creating a firestorm that can be seen from 100 miles away. It’s as if the entire world was rushing headlong into a global war, which just may be exactly what’s going on.

“And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.” Ezekiel 20:7 (KJB)

Israel may have the situation in Gaza mostly under control, here at Day 287 of their retaliatory battle with Hamas, but there does not seem to be any end in sight for the larger war. Israel right now is flirting with an open war with Hezbollah in Lebanon, as well as a war with the Houthis in Yemen. The prophet Daniel, speaking about the great Tribulation, says “..and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.” That’s not for our dispensation, but it sure looks like we will have endless war right up to the rapture of the Church.

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IDF fighter jets target oil refining facilities, energy infrastructure in Yemen’s Hodeidah

FROM THE JERUSALEM POST: Israeli airstrikes reportedly targeted oil refining facilities in Yemen’s Hodeidah, according to the Houthi-run Yemeni news outlet, Al-Masirah. Local sources in Yemen told Hezbollah-affiliated Al Mayadeen that there are power outages in several areas in Hodeidah as a result of the Israeli strikes that hit an electricity production plant.

Israel’s Defense Ministry reported that discussions on approving the operational plans to strike in Yemen took place on Saturday morning under the lead of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, alongside IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and other senior defense officials. The decision was reportedly approved during a cabinet meeting on Saturday.

According to Israeli journalist Barak Ravid, who quoted a senior American source, the incident was attributable to Israel, which reportedly conducted the operation alone. The senior official reportedly said that the location of the strike was a military target used by the Houthis for gaining and storing weapons.

For the first time ever, Israel has launched direct airstrikes on Yemen after Houthis hit Tel Aviv with a drone attack #Yemen pic.twitter.com/KuZlKcGVhZ

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The report followed explosions that were reportedly heard in the coastal Yemeni city. Hodeida is controlled by the Houthis. A Yemen-based correspondent for Al Mayadeen claimed that Israeli F-35 fighter jets were responsible for the strike.

Al Mayadeen quoted a member of the Houthi’s Political Bureau, Mohammed Al-Bukhaiti, stating, “The Zionist entity will pay the price for targeting a civilian facility, and we will meet escalation with escalation.”

Initial reports from Al-Masirah TV claimed the strikes were carried out by US and British forces before pivoting blame to Israel. The Yemeni news organization, citing an official source, later stated that “Israeli enemy raids” targeted the Hodeidah governate’s energy infrastructure as well as fuel tanks. The explosions follow the drone strike in Tel Aviv that was attributed to the Houthis, which killed one and wounded ten.

Gallant said on Saturday that Israel struck the Houthis in Yemen in order to send a message after they harmed an Israeli citizen.

“The fire that is currently burning in Hodeidah, is seen across the Middle East and the significance is clear,” Gallant said in a statement. “The Houthis attacked us over 200 times. The first time that they harmed an Israeli citizen, we struck them. And we will do this in any place where it may be required.”

On Friday, Israeli officials told Ynet that “there will be a response to the shooting of the Iranian drone by the Houthis” and that they would not rule out the possibility of retaliatory action on Yemeni soil, saying such action was “on the table.”

The Israeli strikes are the first time Israel has directly struck Yemen. READ MORE

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