IDF airstrikes ‘fully disabled’ Yemen’s main airport – Israel

The bombing follows a Houthi missile attack near Tel Aviv

Israeli airstrikes have “fully disabled” the international airport in Yemen’s Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa and hit other targets, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Tuesday.

The IDF has launched a series of strikes on Houthi-controlled targets in Yemen following the rebel group’s ballistic missile attack on Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv on Sunday.

”The fighter jets struck and dismantled Houthi terrorist infrastructure at the main airport in Sanaa, fully disabling the airport,” the IDF said. It added that several power stations and a concrete plant were also targeted.

Footage circulating online showed thick black smoke rising over Sanaa.

Tuesday’s strikes killed at least three people and wounded more than 30, according to Houthi-run broadcaster Al Masirah. They came less than 24 hours after Israel bombed the port of Hodeidah, killing one person and injuring dozens.

The broadcaster warned the latest attacks could worsen Yemen’s humanitarian crisis by disrupting electricity services.