Israeli airstrikes on Saturday hit a power station and fuel depots in the port of Hodeidah, which is under the control of the Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
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Here's what we know about the damage caused by the attack, in response to a Houthi drone strike in Israel.
Fuel depots on fire
The first Israeli attack on the Arabian Peninsula's poorest country targeted the port of Hodeidah, a major gateway for fuel and international aid to Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.
The rebels, who control large swathes of Yemen, including much of the Red Sea coast, said six Yemeni oil company employees were killed in the attack. AFP television footage showed huge flames and black smoke billowing into the sky from burning oil tanks and debris covering the dock where equipment was damaged.
High-resolution satellite images from Maxar Technologies showed flames engulfing the badly damaged fuel storage area, which was still burning on Monday, an AFP correspondent reported.
A Hodeidah port employee who witnessed the strikes said several tanks exploded in succession. But the employee, who asked not to be identified, said that “the port, with its docks, containers and ships, is intact.”
Satellite images of the planet analysed by Dutch peace organisation PAX show that at least 33 oil tanks have been destroyed, said Wim Zwijnenburg, project manager for the NGO.
“We expect more damage because not all the tanks are visible due to the thick smoke” caused by the fire, he told AFP.
Cranes and ships
According to Mr. Zwijnenberg, the bombing caused the loss of at least tens of thousands of litres of oil. “Local coastal pollution from sewage and fuel leaks is expected,” said the expert on the environmental effects of war.
Maritime security firm Ambrey said satellite imagery showed “significant damage to petroleum product facilities,” but added that “bulk storage facilities do not appear to have been affected.”
The attack reduced the port's fuel storage capacity from 150,000 tonnes to 50,000 tonnes and destroyed several cranes, the US Navanti Group said, citing traders.
The Israeli military released a video on Sunday showing it had targeted two cranes at the container port and Navanti Group said five cranes were now “most likely out of service.”
Ambri said two commercial vessels were near the point of impact where the cranes were hit, but she did not say if they were damaged.
The British agency had previously observed four commercial ships in the port at the time of the strikes and eight others at anchor. “No ships have arrived or departed since the attack,” Ambri said on Monday.
Damaged aid ship
The World Food Programme told AFP on Monday that a ship chartered by its services and carrying mainly food and fuel had suffered “minor damage”.
The ship is “still operational,” but “780,000 litres of fuel may have been destroyed,” said Pierre Honorat, WFP’s country director in Yemen, adding that all of the agency’s staff were safe. He added that the loss of fuel would not have “a major impact on our operations.”
Port authorities confirmed that Hodeidah is “operating at full capacity,” according to the rebel Saba News Agency.
Saba quoted Nasr Al-Nusairi, the port director, as saying: “We are working around the clock to receive all ships, and there are no concerns about the supply chain and the delivery of food, medicine and petroleum derivatives.”
A Houthi official said on Monday that “work is underway to receive and unload food and fuel shipments within 24 hours.”
While firefighters were still struggling to contain the blaze, a fire at a nearby power station was almost under control on Monday, according to Mohammed Al-Basha, senior analyst at Navanti Group for the Middle East.
“Repairs have begun,” the analyst said, as power gradually returns to the city after a weekend outage.
