Israel carried out powerful airstrikes at the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, Yemen on Saturday.
It came a day after Israeli officials vowed revenge for a drone that struck Tel Aviv.
Airstrikes sparked a huge blaze as they hit a refinery and electricity infrastructure.
This was the first time Israel would attack Yemen directly since Houthi rebels there began targeting Israel with missiles and drones last year.
Israel had been intercepting all of the missiles and drone attacks until Friday’s strike on Tel Aviv that killed one person and injured at least 10.
The Almasirah television channel, which is owned by Yemen’s Houthi movement, announced on Saturday evening that airstrikes had targeted the city.
Images circulating on social media showed vast plumes of smoke and fire next to the port.
According to the television channel, the strikes left at least three people killed and 87 wounded.
Israel said the attack was in response to the earlier drone strike by Houthi, warning that it would respond accordingly to attack from any group.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) further explained that its fighter jets struck military targets in the Hodeidah Port in Yemen “in response to the hundreds of attacks carried out against the state of Israel in recent months”.
Defence minister Yoav Gallant said “the fire that is currently burning in Hodeidah is seen across the Middle East and the significance is clear…
“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”.
The latest airstrikes in Hodeidah followed a vow by Gallant, to “settle the score…”
War: We’ll do this in any place – Israel warns as it strikes Yemen
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