The Israeli strikes on Thursday landed as the head of the UN's World Health Organization said he and his team were preparing to fly out from Yemen's Houthi rebel-held capital

Israel struck multiple targets in Yemen it said were controlled by Houthis, the last of the Iran-backed groups still fully engaged in the regional war that began 14 months ago.

Israel’s military carried out its latest round of airstrikes in Yemen in areas controlled by the Houthis on Thursday as it turned its attention to another Iranian proxy. Israeli Air Force fighter jets conducted strikes on the Houthis infrastructure at Sana’a International Airport,