Israel's massive air strike on Yemen, Houthi rebels targeted, Sanaa and Hodeida destroyed

Houthi rebels in Yemen said Israeli airstrikes targeted the rebel-held capital Sanaa and the port city of Hodeida on Thursday. The Israeli military said it attacked infrastructure used by the Houthis, including the international airport in Sanaa and the ports of Hodeida, al-Salif, and Ras Kantib, as well as power stations.

A day earlier, Israeli PM Netanyahu had said that the Houthis would learn what Hamas and Hezbollah and Assad's regime and others have learned. His government said that PM Netanyahu has monitored new attacks with military leaders. Meanwhile, Iran-backed Houthi media confirmed the attacks but did not share much information immediately.

Houthi rebels targeted in Yemen.

In recent days, the US military has also targeted Houthi rebels in Yemen. The United Nations has said that the ports are important gateways for humanitarian aid. Earlier, 16 people were injured in a Houthi missile attack on a playground in Tel Aviv. Last week, Israeli jets attacked Sanaa and Hodeidah, killing nine people, in what was described as a response to previous Houthi attacks. The Houthis are also targeting shipping on the Red Sea corridor, calling it solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

5 journalists killed in Gaza

Meanwhile, five Palestinian journalists were killed in an Israeli attack overnight outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip, the region's health ministry said. The Israeli military said all were militants posing as journalists. The attack hit a car outside the al-Awda hospital in the newly built Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. The journalists were working for a local news outlet linked to the Islamic Jihad militant group.

Not allowed to enter Gaza

The Committee to Protect Journalists says more than 130 Palestinian journalists have been killed since the war began. Israel does not allow foreign journalists to enter Gaza except those from military embeds. Israel has banned the pan-Arab Al Jazeera network and accused six of its Gaza journalists of being terrorists.