Houthi rebels in Yemen say Israeli airstrikes targeted the rebel-held capital of Sanaa and the port city of Hodeida.

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.

Air strikes have been reported in two cities in Yemen. Witnesses and governing Houthi rebels said the country's main international airport and a military base were targeted in the capital Sanaa, while a power station in the western port city of Hudaydah was also hit,

Israel launches waves of attacks across Yemen in retaliation for Houthi missile and drone strikes Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that Israel Defense Forces warplanes hit Sanaa International

Israeli strikes on Yemen's Sanaa International Airport resulted in two deaths, while another individual died at Ras Issa port. Additionally, eleven people sustained injuries in these attacks, as reported by Houthi al Masirah TV.

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said he is safe after an Israeli strike targeted Sanaa airport in Yemen while he was about to board a flight.

Israel's military said it had targeted "infrastructure used by the Houthi terrorist regime for its military activities." These included Sanaa's international airport, two power stations, and several western ports.

The targeted sites included Hezyaz and Ras Kanatib power stations, military infrastructure in the ports of Hodeidah, Salif and Ras Kanatib

The air assault, Israel’s fourth in Yemen over the past year, comes a week after Israeli fighter jets flew more than 1,000 miles to bomb sites in the country, including in Sana and on the port city of Salif. The Israeli military said it had struck infrastructure like power plants, as well as fuel and oil tanks.

Israel's military said it struck multiple targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen on Thursday, including Sana’a International Airport and three ports along the western coast.

The Israeli military said that it attacked infrastructure used by the Houthis at the international airport in Sanaa, power stations and ports.