Yemen’s Houthis said Israeli air strikes hit the capital Sanaa on Tuesday, with an AFP journalist reporting the sound of explosions.
“Israeli aggression on the capital Sanaa,” the Houthis’ Al-Masirah television reported on Telegram.
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