Israeli fighter jets strike Sana'a
Israeli fighter jets 'struck in Sanaa, Yemen,' military spokesman Effi Defrin said.
Broadcaster Al Arabiya reported the Israeli strikes might have hit a meeting of high-ranking Houthi officials.
According to the Times of Israel, citing Israeli officials, the attack was aimed at the military chief of the pro-Iranian Houthi militia, Muhammed Al Ghamari.
The Israeli military did not comment on the report when asked, stating only that it would report on the results of the attack.
Yemen's Houthi rebels, who control large parts of the civil war-torn country, have been attacking Israel with missiles and drones since the beginning of the Gaza war in October 2023. (DPA)
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