6 killed in Israeli strikes in Yemen’s capital Sanaa

Israeli strikes in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Sunday (August 24) killed at least six people, according to the country’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels.

Additionally, 86 more people wounded in the Israeli raid, with more than 20 in critical condition, reports AFP citing the country's health ministry.

Images showed a large fireball lighting up the skies over the rebel-held capital, leaving behind a column of thick, black smoke.

An oil company facility and a power station in Sanaa’s south also struck last Sunday.

The Israeli army said it had hit a military compound where the presidential palace is located, along with two power stations and a fuel depot.

The strikes were “in response to repeated attacks by the Huthi against the State of Israel and its civilians”, including “in recent days”, it said.