A new air strike has been launched against the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, the Houthi-run AI Masirah TV has reported.
Footage shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, shows several airstrikes hitting areas near Sanaa International Airport, with reports of a number of explosions heard.
The images and footage show a thick column of black smoke billowing into the sky.
According to AI Masirah TV, the strikes have targeted a residential neighbourhood in the Shu’aub district, which lies just north of the capital.
It comes after Houthi fighters files a missile at Israel’s principal airport in retaliation for the country’s forces targeting a runway in Yemen earlier this week.
The rebel group responded to Thursday’s strikes in Sanaa by hitting Ben Gurion Airport – which is only ten miles away from Tel Aviv.
Israeli missiles struck the Yemeni airport as the director-general of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, boarded a flight.
According to the United Nations, three people were killed and dozens injured.
It is claimed that sites near to Sanaa International Airport have been targeted by airstrikes
Images shared online show a thick column of smoke billowing into the sky
Dust rises from the site of strikes in Sanaa, Yemen, pictured on Saturday (March 15) evening
Israeli officials said the Houthi missile was intercepted, yet 18 people suffered minor injuries as they rushed to a bomb shelter and flights were delayed for half an hour.
The rebels insisted the airport was struck, adding drones also targeted Tel Aviv and a ship in the Arabian Sea.
More to follow.
