The Israeli army on Thursday said it launched air strikes on multiple targets in Yemen on Thursday, including Sanaa International Airport, three ports and two power stations in a major offensive against the Houthi movement.
Al Masirah, a TV channel affiliated with Houthis, reported that at least three people have been killed and eleven wounded in the attacks.
The targeted sites included Hezyaz and Ras Kanatib power stations, military infrastructure in the ports of Hodeidah, Salif and Ras Kanatib, the military added in a statement.
The Houthis have yet to comment on Thursday’s attacks., but Al Masirah channel confirmed the attacks on the airport, Hodeidah and a power station.
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu commented on the attacks saying his army will continue the onslaught on Houthis “until the job is done”.
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“We are determined to cut this branch of terrorism from the Iranian axis of evil. We will continue until the job is done,” he said in a video statement, referring to the “axis of resistance” that includes Iran and its allies in the region.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who control northwestern Yemen and the capital Sanaa, have launched several drone and missile attacks on Israel since the latter’s devastating onslaught on Gaza in October 2023, in what the group said were acts of solidarity with Palestinians.
The latest attack was on Wednesday when the group fired a ballistic missile and two drones towards Israel.
A missile from Yemen fell in the the Tel Aviv-Jaffa area on Saturday, wounding 16 people. Netanyahu reacted to the incident saying he ordered the destruction of Houthi infrastructure in Yemen in retaliation.
“I have instructed our forces to destroy the infrastructure of Huthis because anyone who tries to harm us will be struck with full force,” Netanyahu told parliament.
Last week, Israeli air strikes also struck targets in Sanaa and Hodeidah, targeting ports and energy infrastructure and killing nine people.
The Israeli army said it had targeted sites “used by the Houthi forces for their military operations”, following a missile launched by the group the previous night towards Israel, which was intercepted.