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Israel Targets Houthi Oil Storage Tanks
(Washington Institute for Near East Policy) Michael Knights - On July 20, Israel responded to a deadly Houthi drone attack in Tel Aviv with heavy airstrikes on the Yemeni port of Hodeida, destroying most of the site's oil storage tanks. 28 oil tanks were located in the targeted area. Satellite imagery showed 18 of them visibly destroyed, though other damaged tanks may have been obscured by smoke. Israeli forces also struck two gantry cranes at the container port. The writer is a Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute, specializing in military and security affairs of Iraq, Iran, and the Gulf states.