The Houthi-run Ministry of Health said in a statement: "Three martyrs and 35 wounded in the Israeli aggression on Sanaa Airport, the Amran Cement Factory, the Asr area, and the Haiz power station."
The airstrikes on Tuesday targeted several locations, including Sanaa Airport, three power stations in and around the capital, and a cement factory in Amran Governorate, according to Houthi media.
The group's Al Masirah channel said in a brief statement posted on Telegram: "A US-Israeli aggression targeted Sanaa International Airport with a series of raids."
In another statement, the channel reported that the US-Israeli aggression targeted the Dhahban Central Power Station in Bani Al-Harith District, the Asr Power Distribution Station in Ma'in District, and the Attan area in the capital, Sana'a.
The channel added that "the US-Israeli aggression also targeted the Haiz Central Power Station in Sanhan District, Sana'a Governorate," and indicated in another statement that "the US-Israeli aggression targeted the Amran Cement Factory in Amran Governorate (northern Yemen)."
AFP correspondents in the Yemeni capital reported hearing several explosions and smoke rising from several areas, including the airport.
Israel confirms
The Israeli occupation army said in a statement following the strikes on Tuesday: "The air force attacked... and destroyed infrastructure belonging to the terrorist Houthi regime at the central airport in Sanaa, which caused the airport to completely shut down."
He added that Israel targeted the airport because it was being used by the Houthis "to transport weapons and activists." The Israeli military also announced that the strikes also targeted power stations.
The Israeli occupation army announced Tuesday evening that it had launched an attack on dozens of targets in and around Sanaa Airport, using 50 missiles and shells, rendering it out of service.
The occupation army said in a statement via the X platform that the latest attack "is the second in a matter of hours, following attacks launched by Israeli warplanes in Yemen."
He continued, "Using 50 shells and missiles, dozens of warplanes attacked in Yemen (Tuesday)," what he claimed were "dozens of Houthi regime infrastructure at and around Sanaa's central airport."
"Al Houthi" threatens
The Houthis vowed to respond to the Israeli raids, with the group's political bureau announcing in a statement that "the Israeli and American aggression will not pass without a response and will not deter Yemen from continuing its supportive stance towards Gaza."
The statement said, "The Israeli enemy targeted ports, Sanaa airport, power stations, and cement factories to impose a siege on the Yemenis."
Prior to this, the Israeli occupation army's Arabic spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, posted a warning on his Twitter account calling on civilians to "evacuate the airport area - Sana'a International Airport - immediately," noting that "failure to evacuate and move away from the area exposes you to danger."
This is the sixth time Israel has announced bombing Yemen since July 2024.
These strikes come two days after the Houthis claimed responsibility for targeting "Ben Gurion Airport in occupied Jaffa with a hypersonic ballistic missile." The Israeli military confirmed that the missile was launched from Yemen and landed in the area of the main international airport despite "several attempts to intercept it."
This wave of airstrikes is the second by Israel on Yemen within 24 hours. On Monday, it launched airstrikes on the port of Hodeidah in western Yemen and a cement factory in the same governorate, killing four people and wounding 39 others, according to the Houthi-run Ministry of Health.
The escalation comes at a time when the Houthi group has been subjected to intense US aggression since mid-March, targeting dozens of sites and resulting in the deaths and injuries of hundreds of civilians. According to the group, Washington has launched 1,300 airstrikes and naval bombardments on Yemen since then.
Despite the resumption of US airstrikes against Yemen following President Donald Trump's orders for the military to launch a "major offensive" against the Houthis, the group continues to carry out military operations targeting targets in Israel and US targets in the Red Sea.
