Al Hudaydah, Yemen - Fires broke out at Al Hudaydah port as Israeli aircraft launched airstrikes targeting Yemen.

Israeli warplanes launched a new wave of airstrikes in Yemen on Thursday evening amid rising regional tensions over Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, Israeli media said. The strikes targeted several strategic sites in Yemen, including Sanaa airport and the port of Al-Hudaydah in western Yemen, the Israeli public broadcaster KAN said.

The IDF said that the plan of the airstrike was approved by the Prime Minister, Defence Minister and the Chief of the General Staff of Israel.

Israeli airstrikes on Al-Hudaydah Port in western Yemen have caused $313 million in losses since July, the Houthi group said. The strikes have damaged the port’s cranes, power station, and tugboats, the Houthi-run Red Sea Ports Corporation said in a statement.

Death toll rises to 6 in airport bombing as director-general of World Health Organization was about to board flight, killing 2 airport employees and injuring UN plane's assistant captain

Israeli Forces Strike International Airport in Yemen The deadly assault came after a week of attacks in Israel by the Iran-backed Houthi militia. Advertisement NOW PLAYING 0:39 0:43 Advertisement 0:22

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that the Israeli Air Force had struck Houthi targets in Yemen.

Israeli airstrikes hit the Houthi-controlled capital of Sanaa and the port city of Hodeida in Yemen on Thursday. The World Health Organization's director-general reported that the strikes took place as he prepared to board a flight in Sanaa,

The Israeli military said the airstrikes targeted infrastructure that the Houthis have used to bring Iranian weapons and officials into Yemen.