Posted on 08/28/25
| News Source: Arutz-7
The Israeli Air Force on Thursday struck targets in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen.
The strikes were conducted during an address by Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi.
According to foreign reports, the strike targeted safe houses where senior Houthi officials were hiding.
Hezbollah affiliate al-Mayadeen reported over ten strikes in the capital.
Defense Minister Israel Katz, together with IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir and the senior IDF command spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and approved the IDF strike in Yemen.
The strike is the second in Yemen this week, after a series of strikes on Houthi targets on Sunday.
During Sunday's attack, 14 fighter jets dropped approximately 40 munitions on Houthi military targets in the Sanaa area.
Among the targets that were struck were the military complex that contains the presidential palace, the Asar and Hizaz power plants, and a fuel storage site used by the Houthi military.
The IDF stated on Sunday that "the strikes were conducted in response to repeated attacks by the Houthi terrorist regime against the State of Israel and its civilians, including the launching of surface-to-surface missiles and UAVs toward Israeli territory in recent days."
"The presidential palace in the Sanaa area is located within a military site from which the military forces of the Houthi terrorist regime operate," the IDF added. "In addition, the Hizaz and Asar power plants, which served as a significant electricity supply facility for military activities, were struck."