Israeli airstrikes hit the Houthi-controlled capital of Sanaa and the port city of Hodeida in Yemen on Thursday. The World Health Organization's director-general reported that the strikes took place as he prepared to board a flight in Sanaa,

The assault killed at least two people and injured 11 others, a Houthi-affiliated TV channel reported. The strikes came after a week of attacks by the Iran-backed militia.

Israeli forces unleashed a series of deadly strikes on the Yemeni capital Sanaa and the western city of Hodeidah on Thursday, according to Houthi-run media, killing at least four people and injuring more than a dozen others.