Yemen’s Huthi rebels on Monday gave an updated toll of 10 killed and more than 90 wounded in Israeli strikes on the capital Sanaa the day before.
The Huthis had earlier said six were killed and 86 wounded in Sunday’s strikes, which they said targeted a petrol station and a power plant in the rebel-held capital.
The Huthis’ health ministry spokesman, Anees Alasbahi, said on X Monday that there were “ten dead and 92 wounded in the Zionist aggression”.
The Israeli military 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 Huthi terrorist regime against the State of Israel and its civilians”, including “in recent days”, it said.
Since the October 2023 start of the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip, the Huthis have repeatedly fired missiles and drones at Israel, claiming to be acting in solidarity with the Palestinians.
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