Israel said the bombing of the airport, which was targeted for the second time this month, had destroyed the last plane used by the Iran-backed Houthi militia.

The Israeli Air Force attacked Yemen's Sana'a airport on Wednesday, destroying the last civilian commercial plane that was operating from the Houthi-controlled areas, Houthi and Israeli officials said.

Israel says it has launched air strikes on Yemen’s main airport in the capital, Sanaa, a day after Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired two projectiles towards Israel. The Houthi-affiliated news outlet Al Masirah TV reported on Wednesday that four strikes hit the runway.