Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s capital targeting Iran-backed Houthis

Smoke billows following Israeli airstrikes in multiple areas in Sanaa, Yemen. Picture: Osamah Abdulrahman/AP

Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s capital just days after Houthi rebels fired a missile toward Israel that its military described as the first cluster bomb the rebels had fired at the country since 2023.

The Iranian-backed Houthis said the strikes hit multiple areas across Sanaa on Sunday.