‘Israel’ says intercepted missile fired from Yemen after deadly Sanaa strikes

The ‘Israeli’ military said it had intercepted a missile fired from Yemen on Thursday, a day after ‘Israeli’ forces carried out air strikes that killed 35 people and wounded more than 130.

The Iran-backed Houthis have repeatedly launched missiles and drones at ‘Israel’ in retaliation for the aggression on Gaza, although no one yet claimed responsibility for the latest attack.

"Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago in several areas in Israel, a missile launched from Yemen was intercepted," the ‘Israeli’ military said on Telegram.

The Houthi armed forces' media operation in the capital Sanaa was hit by ‘Israel’ on Wednesday, along with a Houthi complex in Jawf province, the group said.

Thirty-five people died and 131 were wounded, H’uthi health ministry spokesman Anees Alasbahi posted on X, adding it was not a final toll.

The toll included 28 dead and 113 wounded in Sanaa, and seven dead and 18 wounded in Jawf, which borders Saudi Arabia, Alasbahi said.

‘Israel's’ main ally, the United States, also piled more pressure on the Houthis on Thursday.

The Treasury Department said it was imposing sanctions on 32 people or entities as well as four vessels in what it described as its largest single action against the Houthis.

The targets of the sanctions included Chinese companies accused of selling precursor chemicals to help the Houthis with ballistic missile development or electronics used in drones, as well as a ship management company based in the United Arab Emirates.

"We will continue applying maximum pressure against those who threaten the security of the United States and the region," Treasury Department official John Hurley said in a statement.

High-profile assassinations

The latest attacks came after the Houthis' prime minister Ahmed Ghaleb Nasser al-Rahawi, nine ministers and two cabinet officials were killed as they attended a government meeting in the Sanaa area last month.

The killings were the most high-profile assassinations of Houthi officials during nearly two years of hostilities with ‘Israel’ over the Gaza aggression.

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said journalists working for the September 26 and al-Yaman newspapers were among those killed at the "Moral Guidance Headquarters" in Sanaa on Wednesday.

The ‘Israeli’ military confirmed that the Houthi armed forces' media arm was among its targets.

The Houthis' Al-Masirah television said the strikes in Jawf hit a Central Bank branch building in the city of Al-Hazm, wounding employees.

The Huthis said they fought back with air defences, without giving details.

On Sunday, a drone launched from Yemen struck Ramon airport in southern ‘Israel’, wounding one person.