Israeli military says Yemen is disabled in air strikes at major airport in Sanaa

IsraelThe military said on Tuesday it launched air strikes against Yemeni Iran-backed Houthi rebels, completely banning the country's international airport in the capital, Sanaa, and hitting several power plants.

The strike was the second strike in two days, after Israel launched an air strike in retaliation. Houthi missile strike The day before was at Israel International Airport.

Huthis's satellite news channel al-Masirah reported the strike, confirming the airport was hit.

Videos aired on Israeli TV show thick black smoke rising from the Sanaa skyline. Social media videos allegedly showed multiple strikes around Sanaa, with black smoke rising as the blast blew up. There is no immediate information on any casualties.

The military issued a warning on social media to evacuate areas of Yemen's international airport.

“We urge you to evacuate the airport area immediately and warn anyone nearby to keep your distance immediately,” spokesman Avicay Adraee wrote on social media. “The failure to evacuate the area is endangering your life.”

Israel killed at least one person and injured 35 people on Monday night against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the Jodida province of Yemen's Red Sea. The rebels' media office said at least six strikes attacked the crucial port of Hodida at Hodida. The rebels said others attacked a cement plant in the Bagir area, 55 kilometers and 34 miles northeast of Hodida. The Houthi Ministry of Health said the strikes killed at least four people and injured 39 people.

On Sunday, Husseth fired a missile that attacked a passage near the main Israeli airport near Tel Aviv, briefly halting flights and commuting traffic. Four people were injured.

This is the first hit by Ben Gurion, the main Israeli airport, starting in October 2023. The Gaza War. It prompted a series of cancellations of flights. While most of the missiles fired by Houthis were intercepted, some of them penetrated Israel's missile defense system and caused damage.

Hushis aimed at solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip throughout the war, and was able to launch conventional attacks on Israel as the last member of Iran’s self-described “axis of resistance”.

Since March 15, Donald Trump, under the U.S. military, has launched an air strike against Houthis under the president of Donald Trump. USCENTCOM said it has reached more than 800 goals, killing hundreds of Houthi Fighters and numerous Houthi leaders.

The strike also destroyed command and control facilities, air defense systems, as well as advanced weapons manufacturing facilities and storage locations, Uscentcom said.

“We will continue to increase the pressure until we reach our target, which remains a recovery for freedom of navigation and U.S. deterrence in the region,” it said.

However, U.S. military did not participate in the Israeli air strikes against Yemeni targets on Tuesday, U.S. officials said.

Israel repeatedly attacked Yemen's rebels. In Hodeida and its oil infrastructure attacked Hodeida, a Houthi drone attack killed one person and injured 10 people in Tel Aviv.

In September, Israel attacked Hodeida again, killing at least four people after a missile returned to the country as Prime Minister Ben Gurion Airport. In December, an Israeli strike killed at least nine people in Hodida.

A decade ago, a few months after the Yemeni Civil War began, the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa suspended its operations. The U.S. government says Americans should not go to Yemen for any reason and cannot provide emergency services to their citizens there.

Charlie D'Agata contributed to the report.