The Israeli Air Force (IAF) carried out its heaviest strikes against Yemen’s Houthis on Thursday, targeting sites in Sanaa a day after the group claimed responsibility for a drone attack on the Red Sea city of Eilat.
متداول لغارات اليوم على صنعاء pic.twitter.com/As3i4pe13R
— يمن مونيتور (@YeMonitor) September 25, 2025
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said about 20 fighter jets and supporting aircraft flew 2,200 kilometers to hit seven sites, including command centers, weapons depots and military compounds.
According to the military, the fighter jets dropped more than 65 munitions on the Houthi targets, the largest number used in a single IAF strike in Yemen.
🎯STRUCK: Military targets belonging to the security and intelligence apparatus and the military of the Houthi terrorist regime in Sanaa, Yemen.
Targets included:
▪️Houthi General Staff Command HQ
▪️Security & intelligence compounds
▪️Military public relations HQ
▪️Military…— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) September 25, 2025
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the attack “eliminated dozens of Houthi terror operatives and destroyed stockpiles of UAVs and weaponry.”
As of his latest update on X, Houthi health ministry spokesman Anees Alasbahi said eight were dead and 142 were wounded in the attack. He added that the toll was not final, as rescuers were still searching for victims under the rubble.
Israel described the strikes as retaliation for Wednesday’s Eilat strike, which injured more than 20 people.
“As I promised yesterday – whoever harms us will be harmed sevenfold,” Katz said.
Hours after Israel’s strikes, the Houthis fired a ballistic missile that sent thousands into bomb shelters. The military said it was intercepted, with no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
🚨Sirens sounding across central Israel due to projectile fire from Yemen🚨 pic.twitter.com/shQ3rQJJKR
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) September 25, 2025
Thursday’s strikes came as fighting escalated in Gaza. The Hamas-run health ministry reported 83 killed and more than 200 wounded in the past day from Israeli operations.
