Israeli strikes hit the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Sunday (Aug 24) in retaliation for Houthi missiles fired in the direction of Israel, with Houthi media saying the assault killed not less than two folks and injured 5.
The strikes are the newest in over a 12 months of direct attacks and counterstrikes between Israel and Houthi militants in Yemen, a part of a spillover from the war in Gaza.
The Israeli navy mentioned the targets included a navy compound housing the presidential palace, two energy crops and a gasoline storage website. The Houthi-controlled Saba information company mentioned the strikes killed not less than two folks and injured 5.
“The strikes have been performed in response to repeated assaults by the Houthi terrorist regime in opposition to the State of Israel and its civilians, together with the launching of surface-to-surface missiles and UAVs towards Israeli territory in current days,” the navy mentioned in a press release.
On Friday, the Houthis mentioned they’d fired a ballistic missile in the direction of Israel of their newest assault, which they mentioned was in assist of Palestinians in Gaza. An Israeli Air Power official mentioned on Sunday the missile most definitely carried a number of sub-munitions “supposed to be detonated upon influence”.
“That is the primary time that this sort of missile has been launched from Yemen,” the official mentioned.
Since Israel’s battle in Gaza in opposition to the Palestinian militant group Hamas started 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.
They’ve additionally ceaselessly fired missiles in the direction of Israel, most of which have been intercepted. Israel has responded with strikes on Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, together with the very important Hodeidah port.
Abdul Qader al-Murtada, a senior Houthi official, mentioned on Sunday the Houthis, who management a lot of Yemen’s inhabitants, would proceed to behave in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
“(Israel) should know that we’ll not abandon our brothers in Gaza, regardless of the sacrifices,” he mentioned on X.
