President Donald Trump has ordered ‘decisive and powerful’ military action against Houthi terrorists in Yemen – as an air strike has hit the capital of Sanaa.
Footage shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, shows several airstrikes hitting areas near Sanaa International Airport, with reports of a number of explosions heard.
The images and footage show a thick column of black smoke billowing into the sky.
According to Houthi-run AI Masirah TV, the strikes have targeted a residential neighbourhood in the Shu’aub district, which lies just north of the capital.
It comes after Houthi fighters files a missile at Israel’s principal airport in retaliation for the country’s forces targeting a runway in Yemen earlier this week.
The rebel group responded to Thursday’s strikes in Sanaa by hitting Ben Gurion Airport – which is only ten miles away from Tel Aviv.
Israeli missiles struck the Yemeni airport as the director-general of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, boarded a flight.
According to the United Nations, three people were killed and dozens injured.
Israeli officials said the Houthi missile was intercepted, yet 18 people suffered minor injuries as they rushed to a bomb shelter and flights were delayed for half an hour.
The rebels insisted the airport was struck, adding drones also targeted Tel Aviv and a ship in the Arabian Sea.
More to follow.