The Israeli military said the airstrikes targeted infrastructure that the Houthis have used to bring Iranian weapons and officials into Yemen.

Israel's military said it struck multiple targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen on Thursday, including Sanaa International Airport and three ports along the western coast.

Israel's military said it struck multiple targets linked to the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen on Thursday, including Sana’a International Airport and three ports along the western coast. Attacks hit Yemen's Hezyaz and Ras Kanatib power stations as well as military infrastructure in the ports of Hodeidah,

Attacks hit Hezyaz and Ras Kanatib power stations as well as military infrastructure in Hodeidah, Salif and Ras Kanatib ports, Israel said.

The targeted sites included Hezyaz and Ras Kanatib power stations, military infrastructure in the ports of Hodeidah, Salif and Ras Kanatib

The scale of the strikes or any casualties are not clear from initial reports. In recent days Israel has warned it was preparing a significant attack on Houthi rebel targets in Yemen after the group fired missiles at it.

Israeli forces on Thursday launched a massive barrage of strikes on Houthi positions in Yemen in the latest exchange of attacks between Israel and the Iranian-backed rebel group. The Israeli military said in a statement on the social platform X that fighter jets struck military targets on the western coast of Yemen.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu warned Israeli would "destroy the infrastructure" of the Iran-backed rebel group.