Israeli strikes in Yemen kill 35 people, Houthis say

The Israeli military says it hit military targets, but the Houthis say only civilian sites were targeted.

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The Israeli military said it struck military targets in the capital Sanaa and al-Jawf province, including what it called "the Houthis' military public relations headquarters", in response to recent missile and drone attacks on Israel.

However, the Houthis' military spokesman said the targets were civilian, adding that journalists and passersby were killed when the offices of two newspapers were hit.

In the early hours of Thursday, the Israeli military said it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen.

The Houthis did not comment on the launch, but one of the group's leaders had vowed to respond to the Israeli strikes "with all our might".