Israel launched an air strike on Thursday, 28, against the capital Yemeni, Sanaa, causing damage to the Government of the Government of the Rebelde Houthi group in Yemen, the Houthis and the Israeli army said.
The attacks hit densely populated areas of the southern and west of Sanaa. So far, there are no reports of victims.
“It looked like an earthquake,” said Hussein Salem, a resident of Sanaa who saw smoke columns in the vicinity of the west of Sanaa.
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The attacks occurred while the Houthis satellite news channel supported by Iran, conveyed a pre-recorded speech by the main rebel leader, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi.
The Israeli army said it reached a “military target” Hourthi in Sanaa, without giving further details.
Thursday’s attacks occurred after the Israeli army reported at the beginning of the day that it intercepted a drone thrown towards Israel by the rebels in the third attack of Yemen to Israel last week.
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The attacks were a response to Israeli bombings in Sanaa on Sunday, which killed at least 10 people. The Israeli offensive has reached an oil -owned oil installation of the main oil company, controlled by the Houthis, a power plant and a military place in an area where the presidential palace is located, according to the Houthis and the Israeli army.
Tensions in the region were high on Thursday, as France, Germany and the United Kingdom began a process to reimpts UN sanctions to Iran for their nuclear program.
The mechanism could freeze Iranian assets abroad, interrupt arms agreements, and renew sanctions on their ballistic missile program.
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Iran condemned the measure of European nations as “unjustified, illegal and without any legal basis.”
The Houthis launched missiles and drones toward Israeli territory and attacked ships in the Red Sea during the Israeli War against Hamas in Gaza. The rebels argue that their attacks are in solidarity with the Palestinians.
In response to attacks by the Houthis, Israel, and a United States led coalition bombed the areas controlled by the Yemen rebels, including Sanaa and the strategic coastal city of Hodeida, with heavy attacks for months. The Israeli attacks placed Sanaa Airport out of service in May. Source: Associated Press
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