Israel struck multiple targets in Yemen it said were controlled by Houthis, the last of the Iran-backed groups still fully engaged in the regional war that began 14 months ago.

Gaza The Israeli military intercepted a missile from Yemen hours after Israel bombed Houthi-controlled civilian facilities in the war-torn country, including the airport in the capital Sanaa. Israel's wave of air strikes on Thursday – its largest to date on Yemen,

The head of the World Health Organization said he was about to board a flight in the Yemeni capital when the airport came under bombardment.

As officials caution that ballistic missile and drone attacks from Yemen are likely to persist, Jerusalem is indicating that Thursday’s strikes are

Israeli forces on Thursday launched a massive barrage of strikes on Houthi positions in Yemen in the latest exchange of attacks between Israel and the Iranian-backed rebel group. The Israeli military said in a statement on the social platform X that fighter jets struck military targets on the western coast of Yemen.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Houthi rebels in Yemen said Israeli airstrikes on Thursday targeted the rebel-held capital of Sanaa and the port city of Hodeida, following several days of Houthi launches setting off sirens in Israel.

At least two people are dead and 11 injured after Israeli strikes on power stations and Sana'a International Airport, in retaliation for recent Houthi-led attacks in Tel Aviv and Jaffa.

The strikes come as Israelis endure continued rocket attacks from the Houthi militia in Yemen even as attacks from Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in the Gaza Strip have diminished.

Rebel forces in Syria are building a transitional government after toppling the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick advance across the country.