September 10, 2025 10:10 PM IST
First published on: Sep 10, 2025 at 08:17 PM IST
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Flames and smoke rise following Israeli airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday. (Source: AP Photo)
A week after a previous attack, Israel launched new airstrikes on Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Wednesday, targeting what witnesses described as the Houthi defence ministry, according to Houthi-run Al Masirah TV, Reuters reported.
Confirming the attack, the Israeli military said the strikes targeted Houthi military installations in Sanaa and Al Jawf. According to the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), the operation hit military camps where the Houthis “gathered intelligence and planned attacks against Israel”, a fuel storage facility used in Houthi operations, and the Houthi Public Relations Department, claiming they are spread “propaganda and psychological warfare”. The IDF said the strikes were carried out in response to repeated Houthi attacks, including UAVs and surface-to-surface missiles launched toward Israeli territory.
⭕️The IDF struck military targets belonging to the Houthi terrorist regime in the areas of Sanaa and Al Jawf in Yemen.
Among the targets struck: • Military camps in which the Houthi regime gathered intelligence, and planned & executed terrorist attacks against Israel. • A…
Residents of Sanaa told Reuters that the Israeli strikes targeted a hideout located between two mountains, used as a Houthi command and control centre. The full extent of the damage remains unclear.
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Israeli military sources confirmed to Reuters that the operation hit the Houthi leadership headquarters as well as several military camps.
The airstrikes are part of over a year of ongoing attacks and counterattacks between Israel and Houthi forces in Yemen, a conflict that has intensified as a spillover from the war in Gaza.
The Iran-aligned Houthis have targeted vessels in the Red Sea, citing solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, and have launched missiles toward Israeli territory, most of which were intercepted.
In retaliation, Israel has carried out strikes on Houthi-controlled regions in Yemen, including the strategically important Hodeidah port.
The latest escalation comes after Israel’s September 1 strike that killed 12 senior Houthi officials, including the group’s prime minister. The attack targeted a crowd gathered for a speech by Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi, wiping out much of the group’s cabinet. That same day, thousands of mourners gathered at Sanaa’s largest mosque to attend the funeral.
In May, US President Donald Trump said the United States would stop bombing the Houthis after a brief campaign, saying the group had agreed to halt interrupting important shipping lanes in the Middle East.
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Flames and smoke rise following Israeli airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, Wednesday. (Source: AP Photo) 
