Israeli airstrikes targeted the Khaziz power plant in southern Sana’a, Yemen, causing significant damage and sparking a massive fire. The plant, located in the Yemeni capital, was among several sites hit in airstrikes on Houthi-controlled areas,

The Houthis began firing on merchant shipping in the Red Sea and launching drones and missiles at Israel after Gaza-based militant group Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack, saying they were acting in solidarity with the Palestinians. Their assaults severely disrupted shipping through one of the world’s most important maritime trade routes.

Israel carried out airstrikes in Yemen in response to a Houthi attack hours earlier, the latest move by Israeli forces to weaken Iran and its proxies.