Airstrikes hit Yemen's rebel-held capital and port city after Houthi attack targets Israel

A series of intense airstrikes shook Yemen's rebel-held capital and a port city early Thursday, shortly after a Houthi missile targeted central Israel.

It wasn't immediately clear who launched the strikes on Sanaa, which the Iranian-backed Houthis have held for over a decade. The Houthis also reported strikes in Hodeida as well. But initial information on the targets of the attack and the timing suggested Israel may have conducted the assault.

Sources said that some of the strikes targeted power stations in the capital, as well as the Ras Isa oil terminal on the Red Sea.

The strikes happened just after the Israeli military said its air force intercepted a missile launched from Yemen before it entered the country´s territory.

"Rocket and missile sirens were sounded following the possibility of falling debris from the interception," the Israeli military said. Sirens sounded near Tel Aviv and the surrounding areas, and a large explosion was heard overhead at the time. The Houthis did not immediately claim the missile attack, but said an important military statement would be issued in the coming hours, following a pattern of how they claim their assaults.

With AP.