Israel has struck the Yemeni capital Sanaa, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV says, in an attack that witnesses said targeted the Houthi defence ministry.

Israeli media said Israel was carrying out strikes on Yemen but there was no immediate comment from the Israeli military.

Sanaa residents told Reuters the attack was on a hideout between two mountains that is used as a command and control headquarters.

The extent of any damage was not immediately clear.

Israeli army radio said that among the targets of the attack were the Houthi headquarters and military camps.

The strikes are the latest in more than a year of attacks and counterstrikes between Israel and Houthi militants in Yemen, part of a spillover from the war in the Gaza Strip.

The Iran-aligned Houthi rebels have attacked vessels in th

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