Israel disables Yemens international airport, power plants in airstrike targeting Houthis

The Israeli military struck Yemen’s capital on Tuesday with a series of airstrikes aimed at the Houthi rebels, disabling the country’s international airport and several power plants.Images of Israel’s latest strike showed black plumes of smoke rising above the skyline in the Houthi-controlled capital, where the Iran-backed terror group has held regular demonstrations against the Jewish state and America over the war in Gaza.The smoke and blasts led officials at the Sanaa International Airport to issue a facility-wide evacuation.“We urge you to immediately evacuate the area of the airport and to warn anyone nearby to distance themselves immediately,” spokesperson Avichay Adraee wrote on social media, attaching a map of Sanaa International Airport.“Failure to evacuate the area endangers your lives.”The Israel Defense Forces said the airport was targeted for its alleged use as a Houthi facility to transfer its “weapons and operatives.”Along with shutting down the airport, the IDF said the airstrikes destroyed several power stations near Sanaa that were allegedly used by the Houthis, along with a cement factory just north of the capital.There is no immediate information on any casualties.The airstrikes came following Monday’s attacks along the Yemen coast and served as further retaliation for a Houthi missile strike over the weekend that injured four people near the Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.With Post wires...