Israel struck targets in Yemen on Monday night, the Israeli military said, one day after the Iranian backed Houthis fired a ballistic missile that hit Israel’s main airport.

Israel’s military targeted Houthi rebels in Yemen’s Red Sea city of Hodeida with a punishing round of airstrikes, a day after the Iranian-backed rebels launched a missile that hit Israel’s main airport.

By Mohammed Ghobari, Jaidaa Taha and Menna AlaaElDin ADEN/CAIRO (Reuters) - The Israeli military said it carried out airstrikes against Yemen's Hodeidah Port on Monday, a day after the Iran-aligned Houthis fired a missile that struck near Israel's main airport.