Al Hudaydah, Yemen - July 22, 2024

Fire continues to burn at Yemen's port of Hodeidah as of early hours on Tuesday following Saturday's deadly airstrikes by Israel targeting facilities in the port.

Local authorities cordoned off the area near the Red Sea. Black smoke and fire at the scene could be seen miles away while fire trucks and ambulances rushed to the scene, according to local residents.

Israel's military confirmed Saturday that it bombed sites affiliated with the Houthi militia, a day after the military group's explosive drone killed a man in Israel's Tel Aviv. The Yemeni Houthi military group claimed that the strike targeted oil storage and electric facilities in port city of Hodeidah.

According to the latest reports from local health authorities, the Israeli airstrikes and the subsequent fire have caused nine deaths with another 83 injured, currently receiving treatment in various hospitals.

Amid the thick smoke billowing from the port, funeral services were held for the victims of the airstrikes on Monday.

Several Houthi leaders attended the funeral ceremony. The group has vowed a strong retaliation and reaffirmed their unwavering support for the Palestinian people and the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli airstrikes have also triggered widespread outcry and condemnation among the Yemeni people.

The economic losses of the port are yet to be fully determined as the efforts to extinguish the blaze remain ongoing.

Despite the ongoing fire at the oil storage facilities within Hodeidah port, authorities announced on Monday morning that the port has resumed full-scale operations.

As the largest port in northern Yemen, Hodeidah port handles the importing of the majority of food, fuel and other daily necessities for the densely populated areas in the country's northern regions. The daily lives of over 20 million Yemenis depend on the supplies shipped in from the port.

Hodeidah has been under the control of the Houthi group along with several northern cities, including the capital Sanaa, since late 2014, driving the internationally recognized government out to the southern and eastern provinces.

Shotlist:
Hodeidah, Yemen - July 22, 2024:
1. Various of smoke billowing at port, fire raging;
2. Smoke, fire trucks, fire fighters;
3. Various of smoke, facilities on fire;
4. Fire trucks, fire fighters;
Hodeidah, Yemen - July 22, 2024
5. Various of funeral for victims in progress, attendees;
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ahmed Al-Bishri, First Undersecretary, Al-Hudaydah Governorate:
"Israel's airstrikes targeting the port of Hodeidah and its oil facilities are serious crimes. It shows that Israel will only bow to force. Only after Israel has failed in military operations does it attack our economic targets.";
Hodeidah, Yemen - July 21-22, 2024
7. Smoke billowing at port, fire raging;
Hodeidah, Yemen - July 22, 2024
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Adnan Al-Jarmouzi, Director, Yemeni Oil Company in Hodeidah (starting with shot 7):
"An attack on such a critical civilian infrastructure serving the Yemeni people is an attack on all Yemeni people.";
9. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Muhammad Al-Ahdal, President, Hodeidah University:
"This attack will not go unanswered. We will strike back. Our navy, air and drone forces will respond forcefully.";
Hodeidah, Yemen - July 21-22, 2024
10. Various of smoke, port facilities on fire.

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