Israeli airstrikes have hit Yemen’s capital, days after the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels fired what the Israeli military described as the first cluster bomb they've launched since 2023.

Israel launches airstrikes on the Yemeni capital Sanaa, killing six and injuring 86 others, in retaliation for Houthi missile attacks. The strikes mark the latest escalation in over a year of direct attacks and counterstrikes between Israel and Houthis in Yemen.

Residents of Sanaa told The Associated Press they heard loud explosions near a shuttered military academy and the presidential palace, with smoke rising close to Sabeen Square, a central gathering spot in the capital.