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Israel Defense Forces IDF has confirmed
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that the Middle East country soldiers
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carried out massive air strikes on
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multiple locations in Yemen capital of
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SAR on Sunday. While Nasra, the chairman
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of Yemen's Saba news agency and the vice
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president of the media authority of Ansa
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Allah movement that has Houthi's group
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as one of its organizations said the air
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defenses were able to thwart the
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majority of the Israeli attacks and
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confronted several of its combat
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formations which he said forced Israeli
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soldiers to retreat with the Houthi
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fighters using locally manufactured air
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defense systems. According to Sri
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Defense Force, multiple military targets
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belonging to the Houthi terrorist regime
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in Sarah, Yemen, including a military
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site in which the presidency palace is
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located, the Adar and Hazar's power
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plants, and a site for storing fuel, all
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used for the military activity of the
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Houthi regime. These strikes were
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carried out in response to repeated
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Houthi attacks on Israel with missiles
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and UAVs. The Houthis, backed by Iran,
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continue to exploit civilian
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infrastructure for terror purposes. News
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agencies reported that Israel launched
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the air strikes in Yemen's capital
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Salar, hitting areas near the
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presidential complex and missile bases
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with additional strikes reported in
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Heda. It was gathered that Israel
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carried out the strikes in response to
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days of attempted Houthi drone and
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ballistic missile attack against Israel.
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Local media reported with a photograph
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showing the Israel Prime Minister
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Benjamin Netanyahu, defense minister
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Katz and IDF chief Al Zamir at the
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Israeli Air Force command center in Tel
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Aviv observing today's strikes on Yemen
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capital on the military facility near
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the presidential palace, a fuel depot,
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and two power stations. Israeli air
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strikes hit Yemen's capital on Sunday,
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just days after the Houthi rebels fired
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a missile toward Israel that its
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military described as the first cluster
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bomb the rebels had fired at it since
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The rebels al- Masera satellite
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television reported a strike on an oil
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company and video on social media showed
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a fireball erupting there. Nasrada,
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deputy head of answer all Houthis media
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authority and chairman of Yemen's Saba
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news agency said Yemeni air defenses
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intercepted most of the Israeli air
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raids, forcing several formations to
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withdraw. He stressed that Yemen's
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military operations in support of Gaza
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will continue until the aggression ends
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and the blockade is lifted. AMA
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dismissed Israel's targeting of a
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civilian fuel station in Sana as an act
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of barbarism and bankruptcy with no
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impact on military capabilities, warning
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it will only trigger further escalation.
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In quotes, he said, "Targeting a
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civilian fuel station on a main street
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will have no impact on military