Jerusalem, Sept. 10: Israel carried out another round of heavy air strikes on Yemen on Wednesday, days after Houthi rebels launched a drone attack that struck an Israeli airport.

The Houthi-run health ministry said at least nine people were killed and 118 others wounded in the strikes.

Al-Masirah, a Houthi-controlled satellite news channel, said one of the strikes hit a military headquarters building in central Sanaa, killing and wounding multiple people but gave no precise figures.

Neighbouring houses were also damaged, the network reported.

The strikes hit a station that provides fuel to hospitals in the capital, Essam al-Mutawakel, spokesperson for rebel-run Yemen Petroleum Company, told Al-Masirah.

Residents said they heard violent explosions in multiple areas of the city, with fire and smoke in the skies.

The Houthi media office said Israel also hit a government facility in the strategic city of Hazm, the capital of northern Jawf province.

Houthi military spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree said rebels fired surface-to-air missiles at Israeli fighter jets.

Houthi-backed President Mahdi al-Mashat vowed on Wednesday to continue attacks, warning Israelis to "stay alarmed since the response is coming without fail."

Israel didn't say what it was targeting in the strikes but it has previously launched attacks on Yemen in response to the Houthis firing missiles and drones at Israel.

The Houthis have also regularly attacked commercial shipping in the Red Sea that they believe have links to Israel.

The Iran-backed Houthis say they are supporting Hamas and the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, and on Sunday, sent a drone that breached Israel’s multilayered air defences and slammed into the country’s southern airport.-Agencies