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Business InsiderJul 18
Israel Strikes Yemen, Lebanon After Tel Aviv Drone Attack
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Above: In this handout screengrab released by the Houthis on July 20, 2024, a fire rises after airstrikes carried out by Israeli warplanes targeting oil storage facilities in the port city of Al Hudaydah, Yemen. Image copyright: Handout/Houthi Media Center/Getty Images News via Getty Images
The Facts
Israel conducted airstrikes on Yemen, Lebanon, and Gaza in quick succession on Saturday, a day after Yemen's Houthi rebels carried out a suspected drone attack on Tel Aviv that killed one person.
Israel Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said its fighter jets struck on Yemen's Houthi-controlled port city of Hodeidah — killing three and injuring over 80 people, according to Houthi-linked press.
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
The Houthis, Hezbollah, and Hamas are part of an Iran-backed axis of resistance conspiring to wipe out the state of Israel. Saturday's strikes makes it clear to its enemies that Israel will defend itself by all means, strike any force that endangers its citizens, and ensure that anyone who dares to attack the country will have to pay through their nose for their aggression.
Establishment-critical narrative
It's incomprehensible that Israel could simultaneously bomb multiple countries and cast the attacks on innocent civilians as a warning to emboldened adversaries around the Middle East without a peep from the international community. Saturday's deadly strikes signal a further expansion of Israel's illegal war in Gaza — the West must finally begin questioning its seemingly unending support for an occupier.
