Israel strikes energy infrastructure in Yemen’s capital after Houthi missile attack

CAIRO – 17 August 2025: The Israeli army announced on Sunday that it had targeted energy infrastructure located approximately 2,000 kilometers from Israel, in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, in response to repeated Houthi missile and drone attacks on Israeli territory.

In its statement, the army claimed the targeted infrastructure was used by the Houthi group and blamed the Houthis for conducting “terrorist” operations against global maritime trade and navigation.

The army stated that the group operates “under the guidance of the Iranian regime to harm the Israeli state and its allies.”

The Israeli military vowed to continue responding forcefully to Houthi attacks, stating it is “determined to continue striking with strength against any threat to the state, in any arena where it is required.”

Earlier in the week, the Houthis announced they had launched six drones targeting four "vital sites" in Israel, specifically in Haifa, the Negev, Umm Al-Rashrash (Eilat), and Beersheba, claiming the operations “successfully achieved their objectives.”

 

Two days later, the group reported launching a ballistic missile toward Ben Gurion Airport. The Israeli army said the missile was intercepted far from Israeli territory.

The Houthis have stated that their continued attacks on Israel, which began following the start of the Gaza war on 7 October 2023, are in support of the Palestinian people and in response to Israeli “crimes of genocide and starvation.”

Over nearly two years of war in Gaza, Israeli attacks have killed more than 61,800 people and injured nearly 155,300, according to the Gaza health ministry.

Meanwhile, relentless Israeli airstrikes have deepened the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, displacing much of the population multiple times, devastating most of the enclave’s health infrastructure and basic services, and imposing heavy restrictions on humanitarian aid—including a nearly three-month-long total blockade earlier this year.

The Israeli fire has extended to hundreds of aid workers as well as journalists.

The Israeli war has pushed the enclave toward famine with the health ministry reporting that 251 people, including 108 children, have died from starvation and malnutrition.