Cairo (AP) – Israeli’s air strike killed Yemen’s capital on Sunday, a few days later Houthi rebels fired a missile towards IsraelThe rebels said, the latest Israeli attacks targeting the Iranian -backed group.
The Houthi Media Office said the strike hit several areas in the capital of Sanaa, including a power planet and a gas station. The residents reported to hear the loud voice of the blasts in the areas, including the President’s nearby palace.
The reported strikes were the first to kill Yemen a week ago, when Israel said the target energy infrastructure is believed to be used by rebels. Israel did not immediately confirm the Sunday attack.
Iran -backed Howothis has launched missiles and drones towards Israel and targeted ships in the Red Sea for more than 22 months. They say they are carrying out attacks in solidarity with Palestinians War in Gaza Strip,
Sanaa residents told the Associated Press that they heard loud explosions close to a closed military academy and the President’s Mahal. He said that he can see a smoking plum near Sabin Square, a central gathering place in the capital.
“The sound of explosions was very strong,” said Hussain Mohammed, a Yemani resident, who lives close to the President’s palace.
Another resident Ahmed al-Mekhalafi also felt the sheer force of the attacks. “The house was shaken, and the windows shattered,” he told AP over the phone.
Hothis claimed that he targeted the country’s largest airport a few days after launching newly equipped missiles towards Israel. The missile launched on Friday had no loss or injury in Israel. Israel’s army said that after several attempts to intercepted it, it became fragmented in mid-hwa.
Speaking on the condition of an Israeli Air Force official, an officer, on the condition of anonymity, said that the kind of projection from Yemen towards Israel on Friday night was a new threat. The missile was a cluster Monishan, he said, a projection that is about to explode several explosives.
The official said this was the first time Hauthis launched a cluster bomb in Israel as the terrorist group started launching rockets towards Israel in 2023.
The official said the use of cluster bombs makes it difficult for Israel to intercept and represents the additional technology provided by Iran to Hauthis.
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From November 2023 to December 2024, Hauthis targeted more than 100 ships with missiles and drones. The rebels stopped their attacks during a brief ceasefire in the war and later became the goal of one. Acute, week air attack campaign Order was ordered by US President Donald Trump.
In May, the United States announced a deal with the shoes End air attack In turn to shipping attacks, although the rebel group stated that the agreement does not include stopping attacks on goals, it is believed that it was aligned with Israel.
In May, the Israeli aerial attack hit Sana in a rare day attack, which destroyed the convenience terminal and left the craters in his runway. According to airport officials, at least six passenger aircraft were killed in that strike, with three Yamania Airways.
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Lidman reported from Jerusalem from Tel Aviv, Israel and Metz. Associated press writer John Gambrael contributed to this report in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Sammy Maggi, Melanie Lidman and Sam Metz, Associated Press
