Sanaa [Yemen], September 11: At least 35 people have been killed after Israel carried out air strikes in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and al-Jawf governorate, a day after targeting Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital, Doha.
Yemen's Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that 131 people were wounded in Israeli aggression on Sanaa and al-Jawf. It described the figures as a preliminary toll, warning the number could rise as rescue teams continue to search for victims.
The ministry said the raids struck civilian and residential areas, including homes in Sanaa's al-Tahrir neighbourhood, a medical facility on 60th Street in the southwest of the city, and a government compound in al-Jawf's capital, al-Hazm.
Civil defence teams are working to extinguish fires caused by the bombardment and pull survivors from the rubble, it added.
According to the Houthi-run Al Masirah TV, the raids targeted a medical facility for the health sector in southwest Sanaa and the local government compound in al-Jawf's capital, al-Hazm.
"Martyrs, wounded, and several homes damaged as a result of the Israeli attack on the Moral Guidance Headquarters," Al Masirah television posted on Telegram on Wednesday, adding that the attack resulted in casualties.
The extent of any damage was not immediately clear. The Yemen Oil and Gas Corporation said Israeli jets targeted a medical station on al-Sitteen Street in Sanaa.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said that the group used surface-to-air missiles against the Israeli incursion, saying that some Israeli planes were turned back before they were able to discharge their weapons.
"Our air defences were able to launch a number of surface-to-air missiles while confronting the Zionist aggression against our country," the group said via Telegram.
"Some combat formations were forced to leave before carrying out their aggression, and the bulk of the attack was thwarted, thanks be to God."
In a statement, Israel's military confirmed the attack, saying it struck sites in Sanaa and al-Jawf.
The statement added that the targets included "military camps in which operatives of the terrorist regime were identified, the Houthi's military public relations headquarters and a fuel storage facility that was used by the terrorist regime".
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that this attack was in response to a Houthi drone strike on Ramon Airport in Israel a few days ago.
Source: Qatar Tribune
