JERUSALEM (AP) — Iranian-backed Houthi rebels successful Yemen said Tuesday that Israeli strikes had deed the capital, Sanaa, soon aft Israel's subject issued a informing for radical to evacuate the country of Yemen's planetary airport.

There was nary contiguous accusation connected immoderate casualties.

The Houthis’ outer quality transmission said the strikes had deed Sanaa International Airport. They came a time aft Israel launched airstrikes Monday nighttime successful retaliation for a rocket onslaught the erstwhile time connected Israel’s planetary airport.

“We impulse you to instantly evacuate the country of the airdrome and to pass anyone adjacent to region themselves immediately,” spokesperson Avichay Adraee wrote connected societal media, attaching a representation of Sanaa International Airport. “Failure to evacuate the country endangers your lives.”

On Monday night, Israel targeted the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels successful Yemen’s Red Sea state of Hodeida, sidesplitting astatine slightest 1 idiosyncratic and wounding 35. The rebels’ media bureau said astatine slightest six strikes deed the important Hodeida port. Others deed a cement mill successful the territory of Bajil, 55 kilometers (34 miles) northeast of Hodeida, the rebels said.

The Houthis connected Sunday launched a rocket that struck an entree roadworthy adjacent Israel’s main airdrome adjacent Tel Aviv, concisely halting flights and commuter traffic. Four radical were lightly injured.

It was the archetypal clip a rocket struck the grounds of Israel’s main airport, Ben Gurion, since the October 2023 commencement of the warfare successful Gaza. It prompted a flurry of formation cancellations.

The Houthis person targeted Israel passim the warfare successful solidarity with Palestinians successful Gaza, raising their illustration arsenic the past subordinate of Iran’s self-described “Axis of Resistance” susceptible of launching regular attacks connected Israel.

The U.S. subject nether President Donald Trump has launched an intensified run of airstrikes targeting the Houthis since March 15.

While astir missiles launched by the Houthis person been intercepted, immoderate person penetrated Israel’s rocket defence systems, causing damage.

Israel has repeatedly struck against the rebels successful Yemen.

It struck Hodeida and its lipid infrastructure successful July aft a Houthi drone onslaught killed 1 idiosyncratic and wounded 10 successful Tel Aviv. In September, Israel struck Hodeida again, sidesplitting astatine slightest 4 radical aft a rocket targeted Ben Gurion airdrome arsenic Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was returning to the country. In December, Israeli strikes killed astatine slightest 9 radical successful Hodeida.

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Associated Press writers Jon Gambrel successful Dubai and Julia Frankel successful Jerusalem contributed to this report.