Israel struck Yemen’s Huthis on Sunday after the Iran-backed rebels fired a new type of missile at Israel.
The Israeli military said it struck a military site where the presidential palace is located, as well as two power plants and a fuel storage site.
At least four people were killed and 67 others were wounded in the strikes on the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, the Huthi-run Al-Masirah TV reported on Sunday, citing the country’s Ministry of Health.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said “the strikes were conducted in response to repeated attacks by the Huthi terrorist regime against the State of Israel and its civilians.”
More than 10 fighter jets participated in the strikes, according to an Israeli air force official, who said the furthest target was approximately 2,000 kilometers (1,240 miles) from Israel.
“For every missile the Huthis launch at Israel, they will pay many times over,” Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a statement. “Today we brought upon the Huthis a blow of darkness and blackout—and going forward, there will be a blow of the firstborn as well.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attacks showed the “strength and determination” of his country. “The Huthi terror regime is learning the hard way that it will pay—and is paying—a very heavy price for its aggression against the State of Israel,” Netanyahu said.
Al-Masirah said there was “Zionist aggression ongoing on the capital Sanaa,” a city controlled by the Huthis.
A member of the Huthi leadership, Mohammad al-Farrah said that the Huthis would continue to support the people of Gaza and would “not retreat from it until the aggression is lifted, the siege is broken, and the starvation of Gaza’s people is stopped.”
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei praised the attacks as the “right course of action,” saying on X that “what the brave people of Yemen are doing today is the right thing to do.”
The strikes follow the Huthis’ launch of a missile against Israel on Friday.
An Israeli air force official said that for the first time, a Huthi missile contained a number of sub-munitions, which were intended to be detonated upon impact.
Police in the Tel Aviv district said Friday they were several sites where interception fragments had landed. No injuries were reported.
