Israel has severely weakened Hamas and Hezbollah. Now it's going after another member of Iran's so-called axis of resistance: the Houthi rebels of Yemen.

The head of the World Health Organization said he was about to board a flight in the Yemeni capital when the airport came under bombardment.

Explosions shook the Yemeni capital Sana'a on Friday, as airstrikes targeted military sites belonging to the Iran-allied Houthi militia, local residents reported. Residents told dpa that they heard loud explosions in the city,