Israeli strike on Yemeni port caused $20 million in damage, official says

An Israeli strike on Yemen’s Houthi-controlled Hodeida port has caused at least $20 million in damage, adding to losses due to the destruction of fuel storage facilities, a port official said on Monday.

The July 20 attack on Hodeida, the main harbor under the control of the Iran-backed Houthis, destroyed most of the port’s oil storage capacity and triggered a massive inferno that burned for days.

Israel struck the port in western Yemen after a drone launched by the Houthis on July 19 struck Tel Aviv and killed an Israeli man.