A Houthi political official says the group will continue attacking Israel in solidarity with the Palestinians despite the escalating Israeli air strikes in Yemen.Mohammed al-Bukhaiti told the BBC that the Houthis would "escalate our military targeting of Israel" until it stopped what he described as "the genocide in Gaza".

Israel launches waves of attacks across Yemen in retaliation for Houthi missile and drone strikes Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that Israel Defense Forces warplanes hit Sanaa International Airport in the capital, which is controlled by the Houthis. Sources in Yemen also reported strikes on the port city of Hodeida.

SANAA - Yemeni rebels claimed new attacks against Israel on Dec 27, after Israeli air strikes hit rebel-held Sanaa’s international airport and other targets in Yemen.

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.

The U.S. THAAD system has successfully intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile aimed at Israel, marking its first-ever interception on Israeli soil. The missile was neutralized with help from Israel's Arrow defense system.

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Friday claimed to have fired a missile at Israel's Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv. This came a day after Israeli airstrikes targeted Sanaa's international airport and other locations in Houthi-controlled areas.