Israeli military said fire opened at Yemen's main airport on Tuesday, and witnesses said there were four strikes in Sana'a's capital, the latest hostilities as tensions rise between Israel and Yemen's Husie rebels who are consistent with Iran.
Israel earlier warned people to leave the area near Sanaa International Airport a day after Israeli forces landed on air strikes on the Hodeidah Port near Israel's main air center on Sunday.
“Not evacuation will put you in danger,” the military said. It released a map of the area around Sanaa International Airport.
Three airport sources told Reuters that Tuesday's strike targeted three civilian planes, departure halls, airport runways and military air force bases under Hotty's control.
Tensions between Israel and Houthis have intensified as the group responds to Israel's expansion of its military operations in the Gaza Strip.
Hushis said on Sunday that they would impose a “full” lockdown on Israel by repeatedly targeting the airport.
The Ministry of Health operated by Hoti said Israelis attacked four people around Hodida on Monday, wounding 39 people.
There was no immediate news of casualties during Tuesday's hostilities.
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The Hodeidah port is the second largest port in the Red Sea after Aden, and is the entry point for about 80% of Yemen's food imports. Five residents told Reuters that more than 10 strikes targeted the port, Al Salakhanah and Al Hawak communities. A cement plant east of Hodeidah also targeted four attacks.
“The attack was in response to repeated attacks on the State of Israel by the Hotti terrorist regime, which launched surface-to-surface missiles and drones on the territory of the country and its citizens,” the Israeli military said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to retaliate against Sunday's missile strike, the first person who escaped Israel's air defense interceptor in a series of attacks since March.
Houthi official Abdul Qader Al-Mortada said in an X post that Israel should wait for “unthinkable”.
The Yemeni group resumed attacks on Israel and transport lanes after a brief suspension of production between Hamas and Israel in Canada.
Officials said the U.S. military did not actively participate.
Houthis, who controls Yemen, has been firing on Israel since the beginning of the Israeli-Hamas war in Gaza and transporting it in the Red Sea, and they are talking about solidarity with the Palestinians.
A U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the U.S. military was not actively involved in Monday's strike, but there was general coordination between the two allies.
Meanwhile, an oil company run by Houthis announced that it had begun operating an emergency system that fuels cars due to unloading goods at the oil port of Ras Isa.
In a statement, the company attributed the decision to a U.S. strike against the country, including at the port.
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a massive strike against Houthis in March. Israeli strikes have killed hundreds of people in Yemen since December, and Israeli strikes have greatly restricted strikes to Yemen.
On Monday, Israel approved a plan that could include unspecified time and aid to control the Palestinian enclave.
According to the Sols, the war in Gaza was killed and 251 were taken hostage after the Israeli attack on Israeli Hamas on October 7, 2023. Gaza health officials said Israel's attack on Gaza killed more than 52,000 Palestinians and destroyed most of the enclaves.
