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Smoke billows following Israeli airstrikes targeting a power plant and Sanaa Airport, in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
Smoke billows following Israeli airstrikes targeting a power plant and Sanaa Airport, in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
Smoke billows following Israeli airstrikes targeting a power plant and Sanaa Airport, in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
Smoke billows following Israeli airstrikes targeting a power plant and Sanaa Airport, in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
Smoke billows following Israeli airstrikes targeting a power plant and Sanaa Airport, in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
Smoke billows following Israeli airstrikes targeting a power plant and Sanaa Airport, in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's military said Tuesday it launched airstrikes against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen that fully disabled the country's international airport in the capital, Sanaa.
The strikes came after Israel launched similar attacks on Monday in retaliation for a Houthi missile strike the previous day on Israel's international airport.
The Houthis' satellite news channel al-Masirah reported the strikes, confirming the airport had been hit. Several power plants were also struck, Israel's military said.
Footage aired on Israeli television showed thick black plumes of smoke rising above the skyline of Sanaa. Social media video purported to show multiple strikes around Sanaa, with black smoke rising as the thumps of the blast echoed against the surrounding mountains.
Three people were killed and 38 wounded from the strike, according to the Houthi-controlled SABA news agency, which quoted health officials.