The Houthis have been attacking ships in the Red Sea for more than a year in what they have described as a campaign in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

We conducted a joint operation with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq on vital Israeli targets in southern occupied Palestine using several drones,' says Houthi military spokesperson - Anadolu Ajansı

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.

US penalties target Sanaa central bank governor, as Houthis say they are undeterred by US and Israeli attacks.

The strikes further escalate Israel’s campaign against the Iranian-backed Houthis and risks further escalating conflict.

Israel’s military launched deadly strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen early Thursday, just hours after the Iran-backed militant group’s latest attack on Israel.

Israel has bombed key ports in Yemen as well as the country's capital Sana'a in response to more than a year of missile and drone attacks launched by the country's Iran-allied Houthi militia, the military said on Thursday.

Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV reported that Israel launched “four aggressive raids” targeting the Hodeidah port of al-Salif, killing seven, with two more killed in two strikes targeting the Ras Isa oil facility, also located in Hodeidah.