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At least 35 people were killed and over 130 injured in Israeli airstrikes on Yemen’s capital Sanaa and Jawf province on Wednesday, according to a statement issued by the Houthi rebels.
"The number of
martyrs and injured among citizens from the treacherous Zionist crime has risen... to 35 martyrs and 131 wounded," the rebels' health ministry spokesman Anees Alasbahi posted on X, adding it was not a final toll.
Meanwhile, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said in a statement, "The IDF has just struck in Sanaa and other locations across Yemen, targeting military camps manned by Houthi terrorists, including the Houthi propaganda apparatus, as part of Operation ‘Ringing Bells.”
Houthi-run
Al-Masirah TV reported Wednesday that an Israeli airstrike targeted a government complex in Al-Hazm district, located in Yemen’s northern Al Jawf Governorate.
The strike comes less than two weeks after a similar Israeli air raid in Sanaa killed Houthi Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi and several senior officials. According to a statement broadcast by Al-Masirah, the officials were hit during “a routine workshop held by the government to evaluate its activity and performance over the past year.”
The
Houthis, an Iran-backed rebel group, have been engaged in an escalating long-range confrontation with Israel, claiming the attacks are in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
Iran, a key backer of the Houthis, has also provided financial and military support to Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad — both active in Gaza and involved in the ongoing conflict with Israel.
With inputs from agencies
"The number of
Meanwhile, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said in a statement, "The IDF has just struck in Sanaa and other locations across Yemen, targeting military camps manned by Houthi terrorists, including the Houthi propaganda apparatus, as part of Operation ‘Ringing Bells.”
Houthi-run
The strike comes less than two weeks after a similar Israeli air raid in Sanaa killed Houthi Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi and several senior officials. According to a statement broadcast by Al-Masirah, the officials were hit during “a routine workshop held by the government to evaluate its activity and performance over the past year.”
The
Iran, a key backer of the Houthis, has also provided financial and military support to Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad — both active in Gaza and involved in the ongoing conflict with Israel.
With inputs from agencies
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