A series of intense Israeli air strikes shook Yemen’s rebel-held capital and a port city early Thursday, shortly after a Houthi missile targeted central Israel.
The strikes further escalate Israel’s campaign against the Iranian-backed Houthis, who have so far avoided the same level of intense military strikes that have targeted the Palestinian Hamas militant group and Lebanon’s Hezbollah.
However, it risks further escalating conflict with the Houthis, whose attacks on the Red Sea corridor have drastically impacted global shipping.
The Houthi-controlled satellite channel al-Masirah said that some of the strikes targeted power stations in the capital, as well as the Ras Isa oil terminal on the Red Sea. It said the strike on the oil terminal killed and wounded people, but did not immediately elaborate.
An Israeli military statement offered no details on the targets hit.