YEMEN: Israeli strikes hit airport, military targets
Israeli air strikes pummelled Sanaa’s international airport and other targets in Yemen on Thursday, a day after the latest attacks on Israel by Iran-backed Huthi rebels. The strikes targeting the airport, military facilities and power stations followed rising hostilities between Israel and the Huthis, part of Iran’s “axis of resistance” alliance against Israel. The rebel-held […]
FILE PHOTO: A police trooper stands guard as wounded Houthi fighters demonstrate outside the United Nations offices to demand for medical treatment abroad, in Sanaa, Yemen September 12, 2018. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo
Israeli air strikes pummelled Sanaa’s international airport and other targets in Yemen on Thursday, a day after the latest attacks on Israel by Iran-backed Huthi rebels.
The strikes targeting the airport, military facilities and power stations followed rising hostilities between Israel and the Huthis, part of Iran’s “axis of resistance” alliance against Israel.
The rebel-held capital’s airport was struck by “more than six” attacks with raids also targeting the adjacent Al-Dailami air base, a witness told AFP.
A series of strikes were also fired at a power station in Hodeida, a witness and the Iran-backed Huthis’ official Al-Masirah TV station said.
Huthi spokesperson Mohammed Abdulsalam called the strikes, which came a day after the Huthis fired a missile and two drones at Israel, “a Zionist crime against all the Yemeni people”.