Israel Launches Airstrikes On Yemen’s Sanaa, Al‑Jawf

Israel has carried out air strikes in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and al-Jawf governorate, killing at least nine people.

This comes a day after Israel targeted Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital, Doha.

Yemen’s Ministry of Health disclosed that 118 people were wounded in Israeli aggression on Sanaa and al-Jawf. It described the figures as a preliminary toll, warning the number could rise as rescue teams continue to search for victims.

The ministry said that the raids struck civilian and residential areas, including homes in Sanaa’s al-Tahrir neighbourhood, a medical facility on 60th Street in the southwest of the city, and a government compound in al-Jawf’s capital, al-Hazm.

It added that civil defence teams are working to extinguish fires caused by the bombardment and pull survivors from the rubble.

The Houthi-run Al Masirah TV posted on Telegram, “Martyrs, wounded, and several homes damaged as a result of the Israeli attack on the Moral Guidance Headquarters,” adding that the attack resulted in casualties.

The extent of any damage was not immediately clear. The Yemen Oil and Gas Corporation said Israeli jets targeted a medical station on al-Sitteen Street in Sanaa.

Houthi military Spokesman, Yahya Saree said that the group used surface-to-air missiles against the Israeli incursion, saying that some Israeli planes were turned back before they were able to discharge their weapons.

The group said via Telegram, “Our air defences were able to launch a number of surface-to-air missiles while confronting the Zionist aggression against our country.”

“Some combat formations were forced to leave before carrying out their aggression, and the bulk of the attack was thwarted, thanks be to God.”

Houthi

Saree accused Israel of trying to pressure the group to abandon their support for Gaza, but pledged operations against Israel would continue until its genocidal war on Gaza halts.

The group has imposed a maritime blockade on Israeli-linked ships passing through the Red Sea and has carried out air attacks against Israel in solidarity with Palestinians.

The Houthis have said that they would stop attacking Israel when a ceasefire is agreed in Gaza, which has been turned to ruins by 23 months of relentless Israeli bombardment. More than 64,000 Palestinians have been killed since Israel launched the war in October 20023.

Israel Confirms Attack

In a statement, Israel’s military confirmed the attack, saying that it struck sites in Sanaa and al-Jawf.

A military statement, “A short while ago, the IAF (Israeli air force) struck military targets belonging to the Houthi terrorist regime in the areas of Sanaa and Al-Jawf in Yemen.”

The statement added that the targets included “military camps in which operatives of the terrorist regime were identified, the Houthi’s military public relations headquarters and a fuel storage facility that was used by the terrorist regime.”

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu said in a post on X that this attack was in response to a Houthi drone strike on Ramon Airport in Israel a few days ago.

“This [attack] did not weaken our hand – we struck them again from the air today, at their terror facilities, at terror bases with a great many terrorists, and also at other facilities.

“We will continue to strike. Anyone who strikes us, anyone who attacks us – we will reach them.”

Benjamin Netanyahu

Aside its war in Gaza, Israel has also bombed Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen. It has also cracked down on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, displacing thousands of them from their homes.

Israel has repeatedly bombed Yemen, including its main airport, killing civilians and damaging infrastructure in the war-torn country. Last month, Israel killed top Yemeni officials, including Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi, in an air strike.

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