The Israeli military launched a series of attacks on Yemen's power infrastructure and the presidential palace in Sanaa on Sunday, killing at least four people, Houthi-run media announced.
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed the strikes on the palace, the Adar and Hizaz power plants, and a fuel storage site, which it said the Houthi rebels use for military activity in the capital.
"These strikes were carried out in response to repeated Houthi attacks on Israel with missiles and" drones, the IDF said in a post on X.
"The Houthis, backed by Iran, continue to exploit civilian infrastructure for terror purposes."
A Houthi military official told Houthi-run broadcaster Al Masirah that the group was able to "neutralize most of the Israeli enemy aircraft participating in the aggression and forc