{"data":{"id":"fact_wepjeo9l6s","thread":{"slug":"usa-iran","title":"USA–Iran Confrontation"},"occurredAt":"2024-07-20T12:00:00.000Z","recordedAt":"2026-09-02T03:41:30.765Z","title":"Israel strikes Houthi targets in Yemen's Hodeidah after Tel Aviv drone attack","body":"On 20 July 2024, the Israeli military struck several Houthi targets in the western Yemeni port city of Hodeidah, a Houthi stronghold. The strikes were in response to a fatal Houthi drone attack in Tel Aviv the previous day. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said the Houthis had attacked Israel over 200 times, and this was the first time they harmed an Israeli citizen. The strikes were the first on Yemeni soil since the Israel-Hamas war began in October 2023.","location":"Hodeidah, Yemen","actors":["Israel","Houthi movement","Israeli Defense Forces","Yoav Gallant"],"verdict":"VERIFIED","verdictNote":"Multiple reputable sources, including AP via Asahi Shimbun, confirm that Israel struck Houthi targets in Hodeidah, Yemen, on 20 July 2024, in response to a Houthi drone attack in Tel Aviv the previous day. The sources agree on the key facts: the Israeli military said it hit military targets in Hodeidah, and the strikes were the first on Yemeni soil since the Israel-Hamas war began. No credible source contradicts this account.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15355563","title":"Israeli military says it has struck Houthi targets in Yemen in response to attacks","publisher":"The Asahi Shimbun","retrievedAt":"2026-09-02"}],"tags":["israel","houthis","yemen","hodeidah","strike","drone-attack"],"views":4,"updatedAt":"2026-09-04T23:10:37.341Z","media":[],"relatedFactIds":[],"url":"/fact/fact_wepjeo9l6s"}}