The head of the World Health Organization said he was about to board a flight in the Yemeni capital when the airport came under bombardment.

Israeli forces unleashed a series of deadly strikes on the Yemeni capital Sanaa and the western city of Hodeidah on Thursday, according to Houthi-run media, killing at least four people and injuring more than a dozen others.

Israel struck multiple targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen on Thursday, including Sanaa International Airport, and Houthi media said three people were killed.

The strikes were in response to previous Houthi missile and drone attacks on Israel, which have escalated in recent weeks. View on euronews

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Houthi rebels in Yemen said Israeli airstrikes on Thursday targeted the rebel-held capital of Sanaa and the port city of Hodeida, following several days of Houthi launches setting off sirens in Israel.

Israel struck multiple targets in Yemen it said were controlled by Houthis, the last of the Iran-backed groups still fully engaged in the regional war that began 14 months ago.

At least two people are dead and 11 injured after Israeli strikes on power stations and Sana'a International Airport, in retaliation for recent Houthi-led attacks in Tel Aviv and Jaffa.

Sirens echoed over central Israel in the early hours of Wednesday (December 25) as a missile, according to Israeli military, that came from Yemen was intercepted.

Israeli jets bombarded Houthi rebel targets across Yemen on Thursday in response to drone and missile attacks on Israel by the Iran-backed terror group.