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A number of sites were targeted, including medical and fuel storage facility, and Houthi say they used missiles against the Israeli incursion.
At least nine people have been killed after Israel carried out air strikes in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and al-Jawf governorate, a day after targeting Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital, Doha.
Yemen’s Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that 118 people were wounded in Israeli aggression on Sanaa and al-Jawf.
According to the Houthi-run Al Masirah TV, the raids targeted a medical facility for the health sector in southwest Sanaa and the local government compound in al-Jawf’s capital, al-Hazm.
“Martyrs, wounded, and several homes damaged as a result of the Israeli attack on the Moral Guidance Headquarters,” Al Masirah television posted on Telegram on Wednesday, adding that the attack resulted in casualties.
The extent of any damage was not immediately clear. The Yemen Oil and Gas Corporation said Israeli jets targeted a medical station on al-Sitteen Street in Sanaa.
Smoke billows following Israeli airstrikes in Sanaa on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 [AP Photo]
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said that the group used surface-to-air missiles against the Israeli incursion, saying that some Israeli planes were turned back before they were able to discharge their weapons.
“Our air defences were able to launch a number of surface-to-air missiles while confronting the Zionist aggression against our country,” the group said via Telegram. “Some combat formations were forced to leave before carrying out their aggression, and the bulk of the attack was thwarted, thanks be to God.”
In a statement, Israel’s military confirmed the attack, saying it struck sites in Sanaa and al-Jawf
“A short while ago, the IAF (Israeli air force) struck military targets belonging to the Houthi terrorist regime in the areas of Sanaa and Al-Jawf in Yemen,” a military statement said.
The statement added that the targets included “military camps in which operatives of the terrorist regime were identified, the Houthi’s military public relations headquarters and a fuel storage facility that was used by the terrorist regime”.
Israeli Minister of Defence Israel Katz said: “The long arm of the State of Israel will reach and strike terror wherever it may be and from any place from which a threat to our citizens emanates.”
Repeated attacks on Yemen
Israel has repeatedly bombed Yemen, including its main airport, killing civilians and damaging infrastructure in the war-torn country. Last month, Israel killed top Yemeni officials, including Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi, in an air strike.
Saree accused Israel of trying to pressure the group to abandon their support for Gaza, but pledged operations against Israel would continue until its genocidal war on Gaza halts.
The group has imposed a maritime blockade on Israeli-linked ships passing through the Red Sea and has carried out air attacks against Israel in solidarity with Palestinians.
The Houthis have said that they would stop attacking Israel when a ceasefire is agreed in Gaza, which has been turned to ruins by 23 months of relentless Israeli bombardment. More than 64,000 Palestinians have been killed since Israel launched the war in October 20023.
As well as its genocidal war in Gaza, Israel has also bombed Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen. It has also cracked down on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, displacing thousands of them from their homes.
On Tuesday, Israel bombed a residential building housing Hamas leaders as they were meeting to discuss the latest Gaza ceasefire proposals from US President Donald Trump. At least six people were killed in the attack, but Hamas said its top leadership survived the assassination attempt.
Last week, Israel was slammed for dropping grenades near the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in southern Lebanon.