Israeli strikes hit the Yemeni capital of Sana on Sunday in retaliation for rockets Houthi fired towards Israel, while the Houthi Health official said he killed six people and injured 86, Reuters reported.
Strikes are the latest of the more than one -year direct attacks and panels between Israel and Houth Militants in Yemen, which is part of the overflowing of Gaze War.
The Israeli army said the targets included the military component of the location of the Presidential Palace, two power plants and a place for fuel storage. The strikes killed six people and injured 86 in the final toll, said the spokesman of the Ministry of Health Houthi at the X.
“The strikes were carried out in response to repeated attacks by the Houthi terrorist regime against the State of Israel and its civilians, including launching missiles on surface-povrch and UAV on Israeli territory,” the Israeli army said in a statement.
On Friday, Houthis said they fired a ballistic missile against Israel in the last attack, which was according to them to support the Palestinians in Gaza. The Israeli Air Force official said on Sunday that the missile was most likely carried several sub-moon “” intended to be fired after the impact “.
“This is the first time this kind of rocket has been released from Yemen,” the official said.
From the Israeli War in Gaza against the Palestinian militant group Hamas began in October 2023, Iranian Houthis attacked the vessels in the Red Sea in what they describe as actions of solidarity with Palestinians.
Often they also fired missiles towards Israel, most of which were captured. Israel reacted strikes on the Houthi controlled areas of Yemen, including the port of an important hodeidah.
Abdul Qader al-Murtada, head of Houthi, said that Houthis, who controls a large part of the Yemeni population, will continue to act in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
“(Israel) must know that we will not leave our brothers in Gaza, regardless of victims,” he said at X.
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