SaralnamaThe Israeli military says its air force has carried out its "most powerful strike" in Yemen in response to the Houthi movement's repeated drone and missile attacks on Israel. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said dozens of its aircraft bombed targets belonging to the Houthis' security and intelligence services, and military in the capital Sanaa. The Houthi-run government's health ministry denounced what it called Israel's "brutal crime", saying civilian facilities and residential buildings were hit and that eight people were killed. It comes a day after 22 people were injured, two of them seriously, in a Houthi drone attack in the Israeli Red Sea resort of Eilat. The Houthis have controlled much of north-western Yemen since they ousted the country's internationally recognised government from there 10 years ago, sparking a civil war. They began attacking Israel and international shipping in… (Updated 26 Sep 2025, 01:25 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- The Israeli military says its air force has carried out its "most powerful strike " in Yemen in response to the Houthi movement's repeated drone and missile attacks on Israel
- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said dozens of its aircraft bombed targets belonging to the Houthis' security and intelligence services, and military in the capital Sanaa
- The Houthi-run government's health ministry denounced what it called Israel's "brutal crime", saying civilian facilities and residential buildings were hit and that eight people were killed