JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel’s military said it struck multiple targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen on Thursday, including Sanaa International Airport and three ports along the western coast.
Al Masirah TV, the main television news outlet run by the Houthis, said two people were killed in strikes on the airport, one person was killed in the port strikes, while 11 others were wounded in the attacks.
There was no immediate comment from the Houthis, who have repeatedly fired drones and missiles towards Israel in what they describe as acts of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
In addition to striking military infrastructure in the Yemeni ports of Hodeidah, Salif and Ras Kanatib, Israel’s military said it also hit the country’s Hezyaz and Ras Kanatib power stations.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said following the attacks that Israel will continue its mission until it is complete: “We are determined to sever this terror arm of Iran’s axis.”
The prime minister has been strengthened at home by the Israeli military’s campaign against Iran-backed Hezbollah forces in southern Lebanon and by its destruction of most of the Syrian army’s strategic weapons.
The Israeli attacks on the airport, Hodeidah and on one power station, were reported by Al Masirah TV.
More than a year of Houthi attacks have disrupted international shipping routes, forcing firms to re-route to longer and more expensive journeys that have in turn stoked fears over global inflation.
Israel has instructed its diplomatic missions in Europe to try to get the Houthis designated as a terrorist organisation.
The U.N. Security Council is due to meet on Monday over Houthi attacks against Israel, Israel’s U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon said on Wednesday.
On Saturday, Israel’s military failed to intercept a missile from Yemen that fell in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa area, injuring 14 people.
(Reporting by Maytaal Angel; Editing by Andrew Heavens and Louise Heavens)
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