At least 15 injured in ‘US-British’ strike on Yemeni capital according to Houthi group

Yemen’s Houthi rebel group has said 15 people have been injured in “US-British” airstrikes in and around the capital Sanaa.

Most of those hurt were from the Shuub district, near the centre of the city, a statement from the health ministry said.

Another person was injured on the main airport road, the statement added.

It remains unclear whether the UK took part in the latest strikes and any role it may have played.

On 29 April, UK forces, the British government said, took part in a joint strike on “a Houthi military target in Yemen”.

“Careful intelligence analysis identified a cluster of buildings, used by the Houthis to manufacture drones of the type used to attack ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, located some fifteen miles south of Sanaa,” the British Ministry of Defence said in a previous statement.

Airport strike

It comes after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to retaliate against the Houthis and their Iranian “masters” following a missile attack by the group on Israel’s main international airport on Sunday morning.

The militant group fired a missile at the Ben Gurion Airport, sparking panic among passengers in the terminal building.

The missile impact left a plume of smoke and briefly caused flights to be halted.

Some international carriers cancelled flights to and from Tel Aviv for several days.

Four people were said to have suffered minor injuries, according to the country’s paramedic service.

Gaza offensive

Meanwhile, Mr Netanyahu’s security cabinet reportedly approved a gradual expansion of the country’s offensive against Hamas in Gaza, according to broadcaster Kan.

The outlet cited sources with knowledge of the details of the move.

The Israeli military has already begun issuing tens of thousands of call-up orders to its reserve forces as it looks to expand its campaign in the enclave, army chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir said in a statement on Sunday.