India, Aug. 24 -- The Israeli Air Force on Sunday targeted Yemen's Houthi-held capital of Sanaa, responding to the Iran-backed group's repeated attacks on Israel, media reports said.

The Israel Defense Force wrote on X: "Multiple military targets belonging to the Houthi terrorist regime in Sanaa, Yemen, including a military site in which the presidency palace is located, the Adar and Hizaz power plants, and a site for storing fuel-all used for the military activity of the Houthi regime."

Israel carried out the strikes in response to repeated Houthi attacks on Israel with missiles and UAVs.

"The Houthis, backed by Iran, continue to exploit civilian infrastructure for terror purposes," the IDF said.

According to reports, Houthis had lau...