Israel launches latest attacks against Houthis in Yemen’s Sanaa

The Israeli army attacked the Yemeni capital of Sanaa while tensions in the region continue to degenerate in the midst of Israel Gaza War.

The Israeli army said in a statement that its forces struck a “military target of the Houthi regime in the Sanaa region” on Thursday. There was no immediate report of victims.

The images verified by the fact verification of the facts of Sanad of Al Jazeera showed damage to Mount Attan, a prominent hill located in the southwest of Sanaa. The Al Masirah TV affiliated to Houthi-Affilié published earlier on X: “Israeli attack on the capital Sanaa”.

The head of the Houthi, Nasr Al-Din Amer, denied reports in the Israeli media according to which the strike had targeted the leaders of the group, notably the Minister of Defense and the chief of staff.

“What is happening is the targeting of civilian objects and the whole of the Yemeni people because of their support position towards Gaza,” he posted on X.

Israel has repeatedly targeted the Houthi positions in recent months, because the group has launched attacks on Israel and Western Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden in solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza.

He said on several occasions that Israeli attacks against Yemen do not dissuade Houthi’s military operations in support of the Palestinians.

Repeated attacks against Sanaa

Thursday’s attack came four days after the Israeli strikes on Sanaa killed 10 people And injured more than 90, according to health officials.

The Israeli army said that on Sunday, it targeted the Houthi military sites, including the presidential palace.

Houthi officials rejected allegations, saying that Israel had targeted “civilians and civilian objects”. In a statement, the Ministry of Public Health and the Population accused Israel of “war crimes”.

On Wednesday, the Houthis claimed the responsibility of a missile attack against southern Israel, which Israel said that he had intercepted.

The Yemeni group controls large parts of Yemen, which has been seized by war since 2014.