Media reports shortly afterwards said Israel had launched attacks on the western province of Hodeidah, but the head of the Houthi-run state news agency Saba,

In a statement on X on Sunday, Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee identified the three ports as Ras Issa, Hodeida and Salif.

The Houthis have been firing missiles at Israel and on Israeli targets in the Red Sea in solidarity with Palestinians under fire since the war on Gaza began 19 months ago.

Hamas official Mohammed al-Bukhaiti said “there have been no raids on these three ports so far, although we do not rule out that such attacks could happen”. He also warned Israel that the Houthis would meet any “escalation with escalation”.

A ceasefire deal between Yemen’s Houthis and the United States does not include any operations against Israel, the group’s chief negotiator announced earlier this week.

Nasruddin Amer, later denied that any had taken place, according to Reuters news agency.