Yemen port damage estimated at $20 mn after Israel strike: official

The July 20 attack on Hodeida, the main harbour under the control of the Iran-backed Huthi rebels, destroyed most of the port's oil storage capacity and triggered a massive inferno that burned for days. Nine people were killed in the strike, according to the rebels, the first attack ever claimed by Israel on Yemen which came a day after a deadly Huthi attack on Israel. Speaking to AFP on Sunday from the harbour after operations resumed last week, port official Nasr al-Nusairi relayed the results of a preliminary damage assessment...