Israeli military says it has launched strikes on Sanaa

The Israeli military said it struck Sanaa on Thursday, a day after Yemen's Houthis carried out a drone attack on a hotel in Israel's Red Sea resort of Eilat.

The Israeli military said its air force hit the Houthi general staff's control headquarters, security and intelligence compounds, and military camps.

"We have now delivered a powerful strike on numerous terror targets of the Houthi terror organisation in Sanaa", Israel's defence minister Israel Katz said in a post on X.

Yemeni residents told Reuters that the strikes were directed at areas in the south and west of Sanaa.

The strikes took place while a pre-recorded speech by Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi was airing.

At least 20 people were wounded on Wednesday by the Houthis' drone attack on Eilat. Israeli ambulance services said two people were seriously injured while others sustained medium to light injuries.