TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – A series of Israeli air strikes have hit Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Al Hudaydah.

At first, unnamed sources cited by the Saudi-owned Al Arabiya outlet said the strike in the al-Hudaydah in western Yemen was carried out by the Israeli military.

Reports in Yemen say the strike targeted a fuel depot at the port of al-Hudaydah.

Meanwhile, Yemen health ministry has said that the Israeli attack on Hudaydah port left a number of casualties, Press TV reported.

Yemen media said that Israeli attacks targeted oil refining facilities at Hudaydah Port.

Footage shows an oil depot in Hudaydah after it was bombed by Israeli regime's warplanes:

Twelve Israeli warplanes, including the advanced F35 jets, took part in the aerial attack.

Al-Masirah TV has said that the air strikes on the port have led to an unspecified number of deaths and injuries.

The TV said that the strikes specifically targeted the electricity station and the fuel tanks, leading to power outages throughout the governorate of Hudaydah.

The Israeli regime's military has claimed responsibility for the aggression. The plans for Israel’s strike in Yemen had been drawn up in advance, and were implemented in the wake of the early Friday deadly drone strike on Tel Aviv, Channel 12 reported, according to Times of Israel.

The Israeli war minister Yoav Gallant told local Israeli media that  the attack on Yemen was carried out in response to the death of an Israeli in the drone attack in Tel Aviv.

MNA