Sanaa
\nIsraeli strikes hit the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Sunday in retaliation for Houthi missiles fired towards Israel, with a Houthi health official saying the attack killed six people and wounded 86.
\nThe strikes are the latest in over a year of direct attacks and counterstrikes between Israel and Houthi militants in Yemen, part of a spillover from the war in Gaza.
\nThe Israeli military said the targets included a military compound housing the presidential palace, two power plants and a fuel storage site. The strikes killed six people and injured 86 in a final toll, a Houthi Health Ministry spokesperson said on X.
\n\u201cThe strikes were conducted in response to repeated attacks by the Houthi terrorist regime against the State of Israel and its civilians, including the launching of surface-to-surface missiles and UAVs toward Israeli territory in recent days,\u201d the Israeli military said in a statement.
\nOn Friday, the Houthis said they had fired a ballistic missile towards Israel in their latest attack, which they said was in support of Palestinians in Gaza. An Israeli Air Force official said on Sunday the missile most likely carried several sub-munitions \u201cintended to be detonated upon impact.\u201d
\n\u201cThis is the first time that this kind of missile has been launched from Yemen,\u201d the official said.
\nSince Israel\u2019s war in Gaza against the Palestinian militant group Hamas began in October 2023, the Iran-aligned Houthis have attacked vessels in the Red Sea in what they describe as acts of solidarity with the Palestinians.
\nThey have also frequently fired missiles towards Israel, most of which have been intercepted. Israel has responded with strikes on Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, including the vital Hodeidah port.
\nAbdul Qader al-Murtada, a senior Houthi official, said on Sunday the Houthis, who control much of Yemen\u2019s population, would continue to act in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
\n\u201c(Israel) must know that we will not abandon our brothers in Gaza, whatever the sacrifices,\u201d he said on X.
\nReporting by Mohammed Ghobari, Jaidaa Taha and Maayan Lubell, Writing by Muhammad Al Gebaly and Hatem Maher, Editing by Jan Harvey, Ros Russell, Diane Craft and Sandra Maler<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sanaa Israeli strikes hit the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Sunday in retaliation for Houthi missiles fired towards Israel, with a Houthi health official saying the attack killed six people and wounded 86. The strikes are the latest in over a year of direct attacks and counterstrikes between Israel and Houthi militants in Yemen, part of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":499021,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-499013","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n