Masirah said that some of the strikes targeted power stations in the capital, as well as the Ras Isa oil terminal on the Red Sea.

An Ansar Allah source told Newsweek that Israel "represents a danger to Yemen and to various Arab and Islamic countries."

The Israeli attacks coincided with the Houthis, a pro-Iranian group, firing a ballistic missile at central Israel. The Israeli military said the long-range Arrow air defense system intercepted the missile outside Israeli airspace. Still, falling shrapnel damaged a school in the city of Ramat Gan.

Israel’s military launched deadly strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen early Thursday, just hours after the Iran-backed militant group’s latest attack on Israel.

Israel conducted a series of airstrikes on Yemen's rebel-held territories following a Houthi missile attack on central Israel. The strikes targeted infrastructure, escalating tensions with the Iranian-backed Houthis.

The Yemeni Armed Forces, affiliated with the Ansarallah movement, launched an operation targeting two strategic military sites in the Tel Aviv region with Palestine-2 hypersonic ballistic missiles, Yemeni military spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced on Thursday.

The Houthis ‘are attacking the entire world,’ Prime Minister Netanyahu says. ‘So when Israel acts against the Houthis, it acts on behalf of the

Latest tit-for-tat attack follows Israeli air strikes on Sanaa and Hodeidah, which killed nine people earlier this week.

Multiple fires burn at a power plant in Yemen's capital following Israeli strikes:: December 19, 2024:: Sanaa, YemenIn the initial eyewitness footage, Reuters was able to confirm the location from power towers and construction in Hezyaz Central generating station match satellite imagery and file image.

"We are defending Gaza as a religious duty and in implementation of God's directives in the Holy Quran," Ansar Allah told Newsweek.