Israel launches deadly airstrikes on Houthi positions, energy facilities in Yemen [Video]

Israel launched strikes against ports and energy infrastructure in Houthi-held parts of Yemen early on Thursday and threatened more attacks against the Iran-aligned militant group, which has launched hundreds of missiles at Israel over the past year.

As Israeli jets were in the air, the Israeli military said it intercepted a missile headed toward central Israel, which destroyed a school building in the town of Ramat Efal with what a military spokesperson described as falling shrapnel.

The Israeli attack, involving 14 fighter jets and other aircraft, came in two waves, with a first series of strikes on the ports of Salif and Ras Issa and a second series hitting the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, military spokesperson Lt.-Col. Nadav Shoshani told reporters.