The Israeli military has attacked the Yemeni capital of Sanaa as tensions in the region continue to escalate amid Israel’s war on Gaza .

The Israeli military said in a statement that its forces on Thursday struck a Houthi “terrorist regime military target in the area of Sanaa”. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

Images verified by Al Jazeera’s Sanad fact-checking unit showed damage on Mount Attan, a prominent hill located southwest of Sanaa. The Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV earlier posted on X: “Israeli aggression on the capital Sanaa.”

Houthi official Nasr al-Din Amer denied reports in Israeli media that the strike had targeted the group’s leaders, including the defence minister and chief of staff.

“What is happening is the targeting of civilian objects and the entire

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