"Israeli fighter jets carried out a massive air strike on the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Sunday. According to the Israeli army (IDF), several military targets were hit: a complex also housing the presidential palace, two power stations and a fuel depot. Israel emphasizes that all these installations were being used by the Houthis for military purposes, supplying command centers with electricity, or refuelling drones."
"On August 22, the Houthis fired a missile at Israel that, according to the IDF, was equipped for the first time with submunitions, i.e. a warhead containing cluster bombs. These weapons are subject to international prohibitions, as they are responsible for a great many civilian casualties. Israel clearly views the cluster bomb attack as a qualitative escalation. With this retaliatory strike, the Israeli government seems to be signalling"
Israeli fighter jets carried out a large airstrike on Sanaa, targeting a presidential palace complex, two power stations and a fuel depot the IDF said were used for military purposes. Houthi authorities reported at least six dead and nearly 90 injured, including many civilians, and images show burning fuel depots and damaged apartment blocks. The strike is among the heaviest since the front opened. The attack followed an August 22 Houthi missile allegedly fitted with submunitions and cluster bomblets, which Israel views as a qualitative escalation and a trigger for direct retaliation at the origin of attacks.
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