By Jana Choukeir

DUBAI (Reuters) -The Israeli navy carried out attacks on Houthi targets in Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hodeidah, the army said on Tuesday, in an ongoing campaign that usually involves airstrikes.

Houthi-run Al Masirah TV said Israel targeted the docks of Al Hodeidah port with two strikes.

There were no immediate reports of casualties.

The Israeli army said in its statement that the port is used by the Houthis to transfer weapons.

The strikes come after the Israeli military on Monday urged the evacuation of the Houthi-controlled ports of Ras Isa, Hodeidah and Salif.

Since the start of the war in Gaza in October 2023, the Iran-aligned Houthis have fired at Israel and at shipping in the Red Sea, disrupting global trade, in what it says are acts of solidarity with the Palest

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