Israel’s military launched major air strikes on targets across Yemen, hitting ports, airports, and power stations that Israeli officials said were controlled by the Iran-backed Houthi militia. The Director-general of the World Health Organization said he ...

Israeli forces unleashed a series of deadly strikes on the Yemeni capital Sanaa and the western city of Hodeidah on Thursday, according to Houthi-run media, killing at least four people and injuring more than a dozen others.

Houthi rebels in Yemen say Israeli airstrikes targeted the rebel-held capital of Sanaa and the port city of Hodeida.

Israeli forces on Thursday launched a massive barrage of strikes on Houthi positions in Yemen in the latest exchange of attacks between Israel and the Iranian-backed rebel group. The Israeli military said in a statement on the social platform X that fighter jets struck military targets on the western coast of Yemen.

The assault killed at least two people and injured 11 others, a Houthi-affiliated TV channel reported. The strikes came after a week of attacks by the Iran-backed militia on Israel.

The strikes were in response to previous Houthi missile and drone attacks on Israel, which have escalated in recent weeks.View on euronews

Israeli airstrikes hit the Houthi-controlled capital of Sanaa and the port city of Hodeida in Yemen on Thursday. The World Health Organization's director-general reported that the strikes took place as he prepared to board a flight in Sanaa, injuring a crew member in the process.

According to Israeli media reports, some two dozen fighter jets took part in the daytime raid, the fourth such direct attack by Israel on Yemen since last summer and second in as many weeks, after the Houthis recently stepped up missile attacks on the ...

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The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday claimed responsibility for a series of airstrikes that the IDF said targeted Houthi military infrastructure in Yemen. (Credit: Reuters)

Air strikes have been reported in two cities in Yemen. Witnesses and governing Houthi rebels said an airport and military base were targeted in the capital Sanaa, while a power station in the western port city of Hudaydah was also hit, the AFP news agency reported.