Smoke billows after an Israeli air strike on Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa on August 24, 2025. AFP
AFP images showed a large fireball lighting up the skies over the group-held capital, leaving behind a column of thick, black smoke.
The Houthi-run Saba news agency reported six people killed and 86 wounded in the Israeli raid, with more than 20 in critical condition, citing the health ministry.
A Houthi security source told AFP the strikes had targeted a building in central Sanaa. The group's Al-Masirah TV reported they had also hit an oil company facility and a power station in Sanaa's south which was already struck last Sunday.
The Israeli army said it had hit a military compound where the presidential palace is located, along with two power stations and a fuel depot.
The strikes were in response to repeated attacks by the Houthi regime against Israel, including "in recent days", it said.
Late Friday, the Houthis fired a missile that Israeli authorities said had "most likely fragmented in mid-air".
Media outlets the Times of Israel and Ynet, citing the Israeli military, reported the missile had carried a cluster warhead, the first of its kind known to have been fired from Yemen.
In a statement from their political bureau, the Huthis vowed to respond, saying they would "not deviate from the fight" against Israel and its ally the United States "until the aggression stops and the (Israeli) blockade on Gaza is lifted".
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