Six air strikes targeted the port city of Hodeida on Yemen’s western coast, the Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV reported, blaming the strikes on Israel and the United States.
In addition to the apparent bombing of the port, the media outlet also reported “US-Israeli aggression on the Bajil district” in the same province.
Israel later confirmed it had carried out strikes against Houthi rebels in Hodeida.
US-based news website Axios cited a senior US official as saying that Israel had attacked Yemen in coordination with Washington.
On Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had vowed to retaliate against both Yemen’s Houthi rebels and Iran following a missile strike on Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel’s most populous city.
Israel considering full takeover of Gaza Strip
Meanwhile, Israel’s security cabinet has approved a plan, which includes seizing the entire territory of Gaza and promoting what it called “emigration” from the region, political sources confirmed to AFP and Reuters news agencies on Monday.
“The plan will include, among other things, the conquest of the Gaza Strip and the holding of the territories, moving the Gaza population south for their protection,” an official said.
The security cabinet, which includes Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior ministers, “unanimously approved” a plan to escalate Israel’s military campaign in Gaza to defeat Hamas and secure the return of hostages.
The latest development comes after army chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir announced the calling up of “tens of thousands” of reservists on Sunday.
The official also added that Netanyahu “continues to promote” US President Donald Trump’s plan for the displacement of Gazans to neighboring countries such as Jordan or Egypt “for their protection.”
An Israeli campaign group, Hostages and Missing Families Forum, decried the plan saying expanding military operations in Gaza would be akin to “sacrificing” the hostages held in the Palestinian territory.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that a new offensive in Gaza will be an intensive military operation aimed at defeating Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, which is recognized as a terrorist organization by the German government, the EU, the US and some Arab states.
“Population will be moved, for its own protection,” Netanyahu said in a video posted on X.
He also said Israeli soldiers won’t go into Gaza, launch raids and then retreat. “The intention is the opposite of that,” he said.
However, Netanyahu did not give any precise details about how much of Gaza’s territory would be seized.
Israeli and international media had earlier reported that Israel’s security Cabinet “unanimously approved” a plan to escalate Israel’s military campaign in Gaza to defeat Hamas and secure the return of hostages.
