Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s capital, targeting Iran-backed Houthis
The article reports that Israeli airstrikes targeted YemenS capital, Sanaa, striking multiple locations including power plants and a military site near the presidential palace. These attacks occurred days after Houthi rebels, who are backed by Iran, fired a missile toward Israel-the first time they used a cluster bomb this year. According to the Houthi-run health ministry, the strikes resulted in at least two deaths and 35 injuries. Residents described loud explosions and visible smoke in central areas. The Houthis have been launching missiles and drones toward Israel for over 22 months in support of Palestinians amid the ongoing war in gaza, and they vowed to continue their attacks despite the Israeli airstrikes. Israeli forces stated that the targeted facilities were significant for military activities. The strikes mark the first Israeli attacks in Yemen since a similar operation against energy infrastructure a week earlier.
Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s capital, targeting Iran-backed Houthis
CAIRO (AP) — Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s capital on Sunday, days after Houthi rebels fired a missile toward Israel that its military described as the first cluster bomb the rebels had fired at it since 2023.
The Iranian-backed Houthis said the strikes hit multiple areas across Sanaa. The Houthi-run health ministry said at least two people were killed and 35 others were wounded.
The rebels’ Al-Masirah satellite television reported a strike on an oil company, and video on social media showed a fireball erupting there.
Israel’s military said it struck the Asar and Hizaz power plants, calling them “a significant electricity supply facility for military activities,” along with a military site where the presidential palace is located.
Sanaa residents told the Associated Press they heard loud explosions close to a closed military academy and the presidential palace. They said they could see plumes of smoke near Sabeen Square, a central gathering place in the capital.
“The sounds of explosions were very strong,” said Hussein Mohamed, who lives close to the presidential palace.
Ahmed al Mekhlafy said he felt the sheer force of the strikes. “The house was rocked, and the windows were shattered,” he told the Associated Press by phone.
The Houthis have launched missiles and drones toward Israel and targeted ships in the Red Sea for over 22 months, saying they are attacking in solidarity with Palestinians amid the war in Gaza.
Nasruddin Amer, deputy head of the Houthi media office, claimed the latest airstrikes won’t deter the rebels and vowed to continue attacks on Israel.
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“Our military operations supporting Gaza won’t stop, God willing, unless the aggression is stopped, and the siege is lifted,” he wrote on social media.
The Israeli strikes were the first to hit Yemen since a week ago, when Israel said it targeted energy infrastructure it believed was used by the rebels.
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