Israel strikes Sanaa, hitting military targets and energy facilities

Israeli air strikes targeted the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, early Sunday, hitting what were described by Israeli officials as military facilities but widely reported by Yemeni authorities and local media as including civilian energy infrastructure. The strikes, the first in Sanaa in several days, come amid ongoing regional escalation tied to the Gaza war, with Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement declaring continued support for Gaza in the face of Israeli actions.

Israeli military statements described the operation as aimed at military targets in Sanaa, including a presidential complex and adjacent facilities, as well as energy infrastructure such as power plants. Yemeni officials and local broadcasters presented a different account, saying civilian energy sites, including the Haziz power station and an oil company facility on Sixtieth Street, were struck. Residents reported loud explosions and visible smoke plumes near Sanaa’s central areas, and some accounts indicated damage to a municipal building in the city’s heart.

The toll from the blasts varied across reports, with Yemeni authorities later confirming several casualties. Al Masirah, the Houthi-aligned channel, cited two deaths...