Israel attacks main airport in Yemen's capital Sanaa2 days ago Share Save Share SaveReuters Smoke rises over the city of Sanaa, on 6 May, following an Israeli air strikeThe Israeli military has said it "fully disabled" Yemen's main airport in the capital Sanaa, which is controlled by the Houthis. Tuesday's strikes targeted three civilian planes, the departures hall, the runway and a military air base, airport sources told Reuters. It comes two days after the Iran-backed Houthis fired a missile that landed near Israel's main airport, forcing it to close briefly. Israel began responding on Monday by striking the Yemeni port city of Hudaydah, then targeted Sanaa airport the next day. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had attacked runways, aircraft and "infrastructure" at Sanaa airport.