Israel is signaling a wider campaign against Houthi militants in Yemen, a mountainous and impoverished country more than 1,000 miles from Israeli territory.

Israel has severely weakened Hamas and Hezbollah. Now it's going after another member of Iran's so-called axis of resistance: the Houthi rebels of Yemen.

An official says the Yemeni group will not stop until the war in Gaza ends, as Israel's PM says it is "just getting started".

Israel struck multiple targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen on Thursday, including Sanaa International Airport, and Houthi media said at least six people were killed. The head of the World Health Organization,

The Israeli military said early on Friday that its air defence systems intercepted a missile fired from Yemen before it could reach Israeli territory. Warning sirens were triggered in several central Israeli areas due to the potential for falling debris,

The Israel Defense Forces claimed responsibility for a series of airstrikes in Yemen on Thursday it claimed were targeting Houthi military infrastructure.

An advanced U.S. military anti-missile system was used in Israel to try to intercept a projectile for the first time since President Joe Biden placed the system in Israel in October, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.

Israel launches waves of attacks across Yemen in retaliation for Houthi missile and drone strikes Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that Israel Defense Forces warplanes hit Sanaa International Airport in the capital, which is controlled by the Houthis. Sources in Yemen also reported strikes on the port city of Hodeida.

Israel intensified strikes on the Iran-backed Houthi group in Yemen, hitting the capital’s airport and two power stations.