The Israeli Navy struck a site in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, early Sunday, targeting what the IDF said was a terrorist infrastructure site serving the Houthi regime.
Local media and Reuters reported at least two explosions near a power station in the city. Yemeni sources said the blasts hit the Haziz power plant in the southern part of Sanaa. Mashal al-Rifi, CEO of the Sanaa Electric Corporation, told local media the facility “was under attack causing a temporary power outage.”
Houthi political bureau member Hazam al-Asad criticized the strike on social media platform X, alleging that “a criminal enemy targets only civilian service facilities – electricity and water.” A civil defense source speaking to Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV said the attack struck the plant’s generators in the Sanhan area south of Sanaa, forcing operations to halt. “Our teams are working to extinguish the fire caused by the incident,” the source added.
The IDF said the strike was conducted from a distance of 2,000 kilometers, deep inside Yemen, targeting an energy infrastructure site used by the Houthi terrorist regime. The military said the strikes were in response to repeated attacks on Israel, including the launching of surface-to-surface missiles and UAVs toward Israeli territory.
“The Houthi terrorist regime operates under the direction and funding of the Iranian regime to harm the State of Israel and its allies,” the IDF said. “It exploits the maritime domain to project force and carry out terror activity against global shipping and trade routes. The IDF will continue operating against the ongoing and repeated attacks and remains determined to remove any threat to the State of Israel wherever required.”
The last reported Israeli airstrikes in Yemen occurred about a month ago, when the Israeli Air Force launched Operation Long Shadow against Houthi positions at the port of Hodeidah, targeting military infrastructure, fuel tanks, and vessels used in operations against Israel.
First published: 07:40, 08.17.25