Israel's military said it struck multiple targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen on Thursday, including Sanaa International Airport and three ports along the western coast.

Houthi rebels in Yemen said Israeli airstrikes on Thursday targeted the rebel-held capital of Sanaa and the port city of Hodeida, following several days of Houthi launches setting off sirens in Israel.

Yemen's Houthi group said Israeli airstrikes targeting Sanaa International Airport on Thursday evening resulted in the deaths of two airport employees and injuries to the assistant of a UN plane’s captain. The plane had landed to transport World Health ...

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

Houthi rebels in Yemen said Israeli airstrikes on Thursday targeted the rebel-held capital of Sanaa and the port city of Hodeida, following several days of Houthi launches setting off sirens in Israel.

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

Israel's military said it had targeted "infrastructure used by the Houthi terrorist regime for its military activities." These included Sanaa's international airport, two power stations, and several western ports.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was about to board a flight from Sanaa International Airport when "the airport came under aerial bombardment". Separately, the Israeli military said it had hit the airport along with other targets.

Israel launched a major offensive on Yemen on Thursday, targeting Sanaa International Airport and the port of Hodeidah.

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.

Israel’s military says it struck multiple targets linked to the Houthi rebels in Yemen, including Sanaa International Airport and three ports along the western coast. The attacks carried out on Thursday hit Yemen’s Hezyaz and Ras Kanatib power stations as well as military infrastructure in the ports of Hodeidah,