In a Thursday televised address, the leader of the Iran-backed Houthi group said that a response to Israeli airstrikes in Yemen's Hodeidah was coming.

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A drone fired on a crowd near Yemen's Hodeidah port, killing nine and injuring 87 people, just a day after the Houthi attacked Tel Aviv, Israel's economic hub.

Abdulmalik al-Houthi stated that "the response is inevitable".

He added that the Israeli airstrikes will not deter the group from continuing its attacks against Israel, in solidarity with Palestinians living in Gaza.

Al-Houthi stated that "everything that happens on the Israeli side will only increase the desire for revenge."