On 5 May, more than 30 Israeli Air Force aircraft attacked nine Houthi targets using approximately 50 munitions. Among the attack targets was the al-Imran cement factory east of Hodeidah. Reports from Yemen indicated there were dead and wounded at the cement factory. Houthi-linked media reported four people were killed and 42 others were injured.[7] According to an Israeli security source: "We destroyed Hodeidah port and concrete factories that were used for manufacturing weapons."[8][9] Although the Houthis condemned it as a joint raid of "US-Israeli aggression," the U.S. denied involvement.[10]
6 May
On 6 May, Israeli forces targeted Sanaa International Airport, effectively disabling it by striking the runway, al-Dailami Air Base, the departure hall, and three civilian planes. The Israel Defense Forces claimed that the Houthis were using the airport to "transfer weapons and operatives." It also struck power stations in Sanaa, claiming that they served as "significant electricity supply infrastructure" for the Houthis.[11] According to Houthi-linked media, three people were killed and another 38 were wounded.[12] Three aircraft belonging to Yemenia were also reported to have been destroyed on the ground.[11] According to the Airport director, Khaled al-Shaief, "around $500 million in losses were caused by the Israeli aggression" on the airport.[13]
11 May
On 11 May, the Houthi interior ministry reported that Israel struck the ports of Ras Isa, Hodeidah, and Salif after ordering the residents to leave. Houthi-run state media, however, denied that any Israeli attacks on Yemeni ports took place.[14][15]
16 May
On 16 May, 15 Israeli fighter jets bombed infrastructure at the Houthi-held ports of Hodeidah and Salif by dropping 30 munitions,[16] claiming they were "used for the transfer of weapons" and reflected "cynical exploitation of civilian infrastructure by the Houthi terror regime to advance terror."[17] Israel also warned that it would target Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi if Houthi attacks on Israel persist.[18] According to Houthi authorities, at least one person was killed while nine others were injured by the attack.[19]
28 May
On 28 May, Israeli forces bombed Sanaa International Airport and destroyed the last plane belonging to the country's flag carrier, Yemenia, claiming it was being used by the Houthis. Yemenia said that the plane was scheduled to fly Muslim pilgrims to Hajj in Saudi Arabia, and announced the temporary suspension of flights to and from Sanaa's airport.[20][21][22]
10 June
At around 07:00 on 10 June, the Israeli Navy launched its first operation against the Houthis, targeting the port of Hodeidah through two warships, one of them a Sa'ar 6.[23] According to Reuters, an Israeli military official described the operation as "a unique long-range strike conducted from hundreds of kilometers away" which took significant planning.[24] The Houthi affiliated al-Masirah channel reported two separate missile strikes hitting two piers at the city port, but no casualties were reported.[25][26] Israel later assumed responsibility for the attacks, justifying them by claiming that the Houthis were using the port for transferring weapons.[27] Officials estimated that the port, which plays a key role for humanitarian aid entering the country,[27] would be rendered unusable for about a month.[25]
14 June
On 14 June, amid the Iran–Israel war, the Israeli Air Force launched an attack on a meeting of senior Houthi officials in a residential compound in Sanaa, in an attempt to assassinate Houthi military chief of staff Muhammad Abd al-Karim al-Ghamari.[28][29] According to Al-Hadath, Supreme Political Council chairman Mahdi al-Mashat was attending the meeting. The Houthis declined to discuss the attack but affirmed that "we are not afraid of being targeted" and "every leader is succeeded by a thousand leaders."[30] The results of the strike are currently unknown.[29] An Israeli official later stated that al-Ghamari had been wounded in the attack, though this was denied by the Houthis.[31]
6 July
The Israeli military it carried out strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen around midnight on 6 July, attacking the ports of Hodeidah, Ras Isa, As-Salif, as well as the Ras Qantib power plant.[32] They also reported that they had struck the Galaxy Leader ship, which was taken over by Houthi forces in November 2023 right after the war began.[33] The IDF claimed that the Houthi forces had installed radar systems on the vessel to track other vessels in the international maritime arena.[33] Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the strikes were part of the newly named "Operation Black Flag."[34]
21 July
Israel bombed the port of Hodeidah early on 21 July in conjunction with its Deir al-Balah offensive in Gaza. Israel Katz said "The Houthis will pay heavy prices for launching missiles towards the state of Israel."[35]
17 August
Israel bombed an energy infrastructure site near Sanaa which it claimed was being used by the Houthis, in response to continued attacks. Earlier, the Israeli Navy reportedly attacked the Hizyaz power station. Al-Masirah said the power station was hit by an "aggression" which put some generators out of service and caused a fire.[36]
24 August
Following a Houthi attack on Israel on 22 August using a drone and a projectile with a cluster bomb warhead, the Israeli Air Force attacked four targets in Sanaa on 24 August using 35 munitions, marking the 15th time Israel attacked the Houthis since its first attack on 20 July 2024.[37][38] The strikes targeted a military compound containing the presidential palace of Yemen, a fuel depot, and both the Asar and Hizaz power plants, calling them "a significant electricity supply facility for military activities."[38][39] According to the Houthi-run Ministry of Public Health and Population, at least six people were killed and 86 others were injured in the attack.[40][41][42] The next day, Anees al-Asbahi, a spokesman for the Houthi-run Health Ministry, said in a statement that 10 people were killed and 102 wounded in the strikes.[43]
The Israeli Air Force attacked a group of 10 senior Houthi officials in Sanaa watching a nationally televised speech by Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi on 28 August 2025. According to reports, there were increasing indications that the Houthi defense minister and military chief were killed in the strikes, alongside others. The IDF carried out around 10 attacks within Sanaa.[44][45] Yemen's Al-Jumhuriya channel, which is affiliated with the Houthis' opposition, reported on August 29 that Houthi prime minister Ahmed al-Rahawi was killed along with several of his companions in a separate Israeli attack on an apartment.[46] On 30 August, the Houthis confirmed that prime minister Ahmed al-Rahawi was killed in the strike along with "several" other ministers.[47]
The IDF struck Sanaa and several locations in Yemen, targeting "military camps manned by Houthi terrorists, including the Houthi propaganda apparatus, as part of Operation Ringing Bells," according to Israel Katz. The IDF reportedly targeted several areas in al-Hazm in Al Jawf Governorate, including a government complex, military camps, public information department offices, and a fuel storage site.[48][49] Houthi president Mahdi al-Mashat vowed to respond to the attack, stating "the brutal Zionist aggression against our country is a failure." A spokesman for the Houthi-run health ministry reported that 35 people had been killed and 131 others were injured.[49]
Aftermath
After the attacks in May, both Prime Minister of IsraelBenjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Minister of DefenseIsrael Katz warned that the group would suffer more strikes[50] and "heavy blows" respectively from the country if they did not stop their attacks on Israel, with Katz saying that Tehran, the capital of the group's funder Iran, will also be targeted.[51] The Houthis dismissed those statements as Israel's "further evidence of bankruptcy".[52]
150 members of the Iranian parliament issued a statement[when?] supporting the Yemeni soldiers, saying they are standing on the right side of history.[55][full citation needed]
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