The Houthi Ministry of Culture has said Israeli strikes on the country’s capital Sanaa, caused damage to Yemen’s National Museum and other historical sites.

Associated Press footage showed damage to the building’s facade.

The status of the exhibits inside the museum is still unclear, but thousands of historical artefacts are at risk of damage, according to the ministry.

The ministry called on the UN cultural agency UNESCO to condemn the attack and to intervene to help protect the historical building and its artifacts.

“We condemn the criminal Zionist attacks that targeted an important cultural and humanitarian landmarks in Yemen,” said the ministry in a statement.

The Israeli strikes killed at least 35 people and wounded more than 130 others, the Houthi-run health ministry said. Search crews are continuing to dig through the rubble.

Most of those killed were in Sanaal, where a military headquarters and a fuel station were hit, the health ministry said.

Al-Masirah, a Houthi-controlled satellite news channel, said one of the strikes on Yemen hit a military headquarters building in central Sanaa. Neighboring houses were also damaged, it reported.

Israel has previously launched waves of airstrikes in response to the Houthis’ firing missiles and drones at Israel. The Iran-backed Houthis say they are supporting Hamas and the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, and on Sunday, sent a drone that breached Israel’s multilayered air defenses and slammed into a southern airport.