a very fast moving story, and we're getting some glimpse now of what it's like in the capital, sana'ast came out to speak to you on air, i've seen a short video from inside sana'a international airport with passengers in a panic, really. some running with their with their trolleys and their luggage in a frenzy, not really knowing what to do. we know from eyewitnesses that the capital, sana'a, the airport was hit, but also the red sea city some running with their with their trolleys and their luggage in a frenzy, not really knowing what to do. we know from eyewitnesses that the capital, sana'a, the airport was hit, but also the red sea city of hodeidah was hit as well. not the first time those two targets have been hit. only on thursday, less than a week ago, israel mounted a number ofairstrikes on military and energy infrastructures both in sana'a and in hodeidah that they say are being used by the iran backed houthi rebels. we did get information. we did get confirmation, sorry, from the idf, from the israeli military saying they struck military targets in sana'a international airpor

translation: a short time ago the air force attacks the - the air force attacks the coastline and in sana'ae determined to cut the sprint of terrorism from the iranian axis of evil and we will continue until thejob is done. of evil and we will continue until the job is done.- of evil and we will continue until the job is done. until the “ob is done. that was prime until the job is done. that was prime minister _ until the job is done. that was prime minister netanyahu - prime minister netanyahu speaking after the strikes. the prime minister also facing legal trouble at home and israel as his benjamin netanyahu is facing political troubles at home — as his corruption trial continues. on thursday, israel's attorney general ordered police to open an investigation into a report accusing mr netanyahu's wife, sara, of allegedly harassing political opponents — and a witness — in the prime minister's trial. the israeli justice ministry has declined further comment. meanwhile in central gaza, health officials say five journalists have been killed by an israeli strike. the strike hit a marked broadca

air force attacked targets of the houthi terror organisation in yemen, both on the coastline and in sana'aned to cut this branch of terrorism from the iranian axis of evil. we will continue until thejob is done. benjamin netanyahu is facing political troubles domestically — as his corruption trial continues. on thursday, israel's attorney general ordered police to open an investigation into a report accusing mr netanyahu's wife, sara, of allegedly harassing political opponents — and a witness — in the prime minister's trial. the israeli justice ministry has declined further comment. a short time ago, the air force attacked targets of the houthi terror organisation in yemen, both on the coastline and in sana'a. we are determined to cut this branch of terrorism from the iranian axis of evil. we will continue until thejob is done. benjamin netanyahu is facing political troubles domestically — as his corruption trial continues. on thursday, israel's attorney general ordered police to open an investigation into a report accusing mr netanyahu's wife, sara, of allegedly harassing political oppone

images and videos of panic among people inside sana'a airport as they rushed and tried to get out oflace. also we saw plumes of smoke at the site. also you saw a great deal of destruction in hodeidah as a result of airstrikes. the israeli military struck targets saying that they struck targets used by iran—backed houthis to smuggle weapons into the region. they had two power stations in three ports and targets in and around the airport. the houthis have said this is a crime against yemeni people. called barbaric. we heard from one of the injured, we spoke describing how the runway was hit three times and how the tower was hit and how he could escape through the window. the houthis have vowed to continue their attacks until the end of the war in gaza but now we see a real focus from the israeli leadership to go after the houthis, to go after the infrastructure and to go after the leadership and they say that they will meet a similar fate to hamas in gaza and to hezbollah in lebanon. both also backed by iran, both suffering devastating losses to their infrastructure and the killing of

we've seen very dramatic footage from inside sana'a international airport of people running in a panic with their luggage and their trolleys, some of them trying to leave the building through a gate, others running in different directions. we also saw one from outside the building showing smoke rising. and in the last hour or so, we've also been getting reports that commercialflights are still landing in yemen airport, despite reports of damage to the facility. we're getting reports and an image of an airbus a320 of the yemeni airlines aircraft landing there. we heard from the head of the who, the world health organisation, tedros adhanom ghebreyesus, who said that he was in the airport when the strike happened, that he was about to board a plane when the airport was struck, and that that resulted in one of the air crew members being injured not very far from where his group were sitting. he said he was ok. we also had confirmation from the israeli army, the idf, who said that they struck targets used by the iran backed group to smuggle iranian weapons into the region. we know that the

we know the airport in sana'a was hit but also other targets in the red sea port city in my car whent two power stations, they hit two power stations, the israelis and some key ports as well. this is the second strike on who the targets in yemen as this month has seen a significant increase in houthi launched missiles and drones in the territory one injuring more than one dozen people when it landed in tel aviv on saturday. houthis have vowed time and again have vowed to continue the attacks until the end of the attacks until the end of the war in gaza and in the past few days we have heard a more determined israeli leadership. we have hurt the prime minister and the israeli defence minister saying they are going to go after the houthis targets and yemen but also the houthi leadership the same way they went after the hamas and hezbollah leadership as well. there has also been another story coming out today of gaza with health officials think five journalists have been killed and conflicting narratives on both sides as to who these people are so what do we know? . , , . , we know? tha

israel carries out air strikes on yemen — the international airport in the capital sana'a is among theccused of shooting down a plane over kazakhstan yesterday — killing 38 people. the kremlin says it's wrong to speculate on what happened. ceremonies are held to mark the twentieth anniversary of the indian ocean earthquake and tsunami. and — gavin and stacey win the christmas day tv ratings battle here in the uk — with over 12 million people tuning in to see whether smithy accepted nessa's proposal. israel has been carrying out air strikes across yemen, including the international airport in the capital sanaa. the israeli military says it has been targeting the houthis, who are a rebel group backed by iran. houthi rebels say that three people have been killed in the strikes. houthi fighters in yemen have targeted israel and ships in the red sea and the gulf of aden in solidaity with palestinians in gaza. in central gaza, health officials say five journalists

israeli air force on various sites in yemen, including its main international airport in the capital, sana'aon energy infrastructure has led to the death of around around six people. it is being reported. the secretary general of the united nations has is calling for restraint. he said that the strikes on public infrastructure are especially alarming because yemen is obviously a country which has been suffering for many years and is over 80% of the population there are dependent on aid. but for the israeli military and political establishment, they're seeing this now as a real central element of a central focus of their, of their calculations, their war campaigns. with the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, saying that they intend to go after the leaders of the houthi rebels and to that, their campaign is just getting started. now, the houthi rebels there in yemen, some 1200 miles from where i'm standing, launched their campaign, uh, in what they say is out of solidarity with the palestinian people in gaza, sending hundreds of missiles and rockets towards israel over the past year. it's led

yemen, well, let's take the capital of sana'a is 2000km, 1300 roughly miles away from israel, in orderstrike military targets or infrastructure. israeli planes need to be refuelled in the air. this is a very lengthy trip back and forth. um, and it exposes, um, the israeli operation. the israeli planes... and so you could do it once, you could do it twice. you could do it three times. you can even use the navy as a supplement. the israeli navy, that is. but that that won't cut it because yemen is a big country. um, it is almost two and a half times the size of britain. um, it has 38 million people. um, and, you know, just bombing sporadically here and there may not have consequences, but at the same time, it may not yield anything useful or productive. this needs to be an international effort. and when i say international, i don'tjust mean the us. take china, for example. uh, 60% of china's exports to western europe go through the suez canal. so it's a vested chinese interest, as it is a vested saudi interest because of the oil that the houthis be dealt with in a broader international w

evening, we saw this very heavy series of air strikes by the israeli military on the main airport in sana'ahere in yemen. the un is calling for restraint, saying that those public infrastructure, public infrastructure there in yemen is extremely vital for delivering the much needed aid to people in yemen, where around 80% of the population there are dependent on aid. but obviously both sides are both using very belligerent language and saying that they intend to escalate in theircampaign. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. irish government papers have been released in which the late queen — elizabeth ii — spoke about northern ireland's annual orange order parades. in the documents she's reported to have expressed her relief that the "silly marching business" was quieter than expected when the former irish ambassador to the uk visited in 2000. almost 25 years later the report has now been cleared for release. for more details i spoke to our ireland correspondent sara girvin. not much reaction yet. we will explain why those reported comments would have raised eyebrows and b

. >> reporter smoke rises from the yemeni capital of sana'a. israel on the offensive, striking multiple houthi linked targets. >> we are determined to cut off this terrorist arm of iran's axis of evil. we will persist until we complete the job. >> this wave of strikes that reportedly included dozens of israeli jets and targeted an airport along with power plants, was in response to multiple ballistic missile attacks on israel by the iran backed group. >> this is our fourth strike in yemen and we are not finished yet. we have just seen a tangible demonstration of what we are capable of, and we are capable of much more. >> with a war of attrition developing between israel and the houthis. the battle between israel and hamas has now reached day 447. overnight, an israeli airstrike targeted central gaza, killing five palestinian journalists that the israelis claimed had ties to islamic jihad. the strike was the latest in a series of bombings that continue to target the gaza strip, along with ground operations that have gone after the tunnel network

for this region iranian officials used to boast that they now control damascus baghdad, beirut and sana'apitals and definitely not the case anymore. in damascus and beirut now, i would say many iraqis in baghdad and even those in government that used to resent that sort of statement because, you know, iraq remains a sovereign country, and yemen surely. yes. the houthis control sana'a, but they're not really ruling for all yemenis and actually the internationally recognized government is sitting in aden so that's on the one hand, the next moment, as you said, it's like the fall of the berlin wall. i think we had a beginning of that with the killing of hassan nasrallah. and it change of what it meant. but also the fact that ismail haniyeh head of hamas, was assassinated in tehran. you know, that that chipping off of iran seeming almost invincible happening in its own capital. again, this is only happened a few months ago. so definitely the aura of iran being invincible and also calling the shots in several arab capitals and countries. that moment has ended. but what comes next? and again, i

continued aggression towards the houthis with intelligence-based strikes like we just saw with the sana'awith the port and that power plant that israel hit. but i think you're going to start seeing some more eyeballs getting very closely looked at iran to to final finally put this thing to bed. i just don't know when. but it's going to be the interesting to see how this thing continues to open up. david: the biggest thing that needs to be put the bed is the nuclear threat from iran. and i'm told -- i don't know details, but even as strong the as israel is, they would need help in taking care or of those targets. do you think it's possible over the next couple of years if not months to eliminate the nuclear threat from iran? >> i do. it's a really good question, dade. david. the last time israel put together plans, they were leaked in regards the a nuclear strike. so i think israel, i think the mossad, the intelligence apparatus, the whole idf right now needs to wait for that transition. i don't think there's a lot of trust right now with the biden administration. bibi needs to wait until

struck a missile storage facility and a command and control facility in the capital of sana'a, and during that operation, the u.s. also shot down one way attack drones and an anti-ship cruise missile, according to centcom. now, those attacks involved navy f, a 18 fighter jets as well as u.s. air force assets. but two u.s. military officials tell cnn that the downed fighter jet in question in this incident was not a part of those strikes. victor and mj betsy klein, thank you so much. >> the u.s. has maintained a near constant military presence in the red sea since the start of the war in gaza. we spoke with cnn military analyst colonel cedrick layton in the last hour. here is how he explained how an incident like this could happen. >> one of the big things here is that you have a very big air space that they're dealing with, and in that airspace, there's a lot of activity, especially when there's a carrier battle group active like there is in the red sea with the uss harry truman. now, when you which is where the f-18 came from. so when you are in a zone like this where there is combat hap

. >> flights have resumed at the international airport in yemen's capital, sana'a, after being damaged by israeli airstrikes, according to the houthi deputy transport minister. a statement from the militant group said at least six people were killed and dozens more injured in the strikes at the airport and at hodeidah to the west. the minister said the targeting was deliberate. >> the sanaa airport was directly targeted, the control tower was directly targeted, the departure hall was directly targeted, as well as the airports navigational equipment, well, as the air strikes began, a high level un delegation led by the world health organization's director general was in an airport lounge waiting to depart. >> they ran for cover and later evacuated to jordan, where one un crew member injured in a bombardment was being treated. people in the deep south and the eastern part of the u.s. will get more severe storms, strong tornadoes and damaging winds today, and the western states will see more rain, snow and gusty winds. cnn's meteorologist chad myers has the weekend forecast. >> right. a c

look, this strike from israel on the main airport in the capital sana'a, and also on two power plants, this comes after four out of the last seven nights saw people in israel, across israel, millions of them, including myself and my 11 year old daughter on saturday night scurrying for bomb shelters as ballistic missiles were lobbed towards israel from yemen. now, israel says that it was attacking infrastructure that it says was being used by the houthis to smuggle in iranian weapons, which it was then using against israel. and prime minister benjamin netanyahu. earlier this evening here in israel, saying that these attacks on the houthis would continue until essentially the job is done and that job that netanyahu is talking about is really dealing with what israel perceives to be the last man standing almost among the what it calls the axis of evil, of iran's proxies, in the sense that israel has managed to batter hezbollah in lebanon pretty much into submission. and to that cease fire in the north that has decimated hamas, and which doesn't seem to pose an existential threat to israe

struck a missile storage facility and a command and control facility in the capital of sana'a, and during that operation, the u.s. also shot down one way attack drones and an anti-ship cruise missile, according to centcom. now, those attacks also involved u.s. navy navy f, a 18 fighter jets and u.s. air force assets, according to centcom. but two u.s. military officials tell cnn that this downed fighter jet. we have talked about in this incident was not a part of those strikes. mj and victor, betsy klein for us at the white house, thank you so much. >> let's bring in now cnn military analyst and retired air force colonel cedric leighton. colonel, good morning to you. the investigation will determine how this mistake happened. but typically, how do these types of mistakes happen? >> yeah. victor. good morning. yeah. one of the big things here is that you have a very big air space that they're dealing with. and in that airspace, there's a lot of activity, especially when there's a carrier battle group active like there is in the red sea with the uss harry truman. now, when you which is wher

force attacked targets of the houthi terrorist organisation in yemen both on the coastline and in sana'aned to cut this branch of terrorism from the iranian axis of evil and we will continue until the job is done to benjamin netanyahu is facing legal trouble at home is done to home as his corruption trial continues. on thursday, israel's attorney general ordered police to open an investigation into a report accusing mr netanyahu's wife, sara, of allegedly harassing political opponents and a witness in the prime minister's trial. the israeli justice ministry has declined further comment. meanwhile in central gaza, healt officials say five journalists have been killed by an israeli strike. the strike hit a marked broadcast van outside al—awda hospital in the nuseirat refugee camp. the israeli military said those killed were members of a "terrorist cell". i asked our correspondent injerusalem, shaimaa khalil — about the significance of the latest israel—yemen tensions. this is the second israeli airstrike on yemen in less than airstrike on yemen in less than a week and it comes as this mont

panic and fear in sana'a airport. people rushing to leave the building after an israeli air strike.ey hit houthi military targets there. the port city of hodeida was also hit. houthi officials said the strikes were barbaric, a crime against the yemeni people. the israeli military said it struck targets used by the houthis to smuggle iranian weapons into the region. this is the second israeli air strike on the houthis in yemen in less than a week. the houthis — an iran—backed armed group which controls north—western yemen — began their attacks shortly after the start of the gaza war in october last year. initially targeting international shipping — acting, they say, in solidarity with the palestinians. on saturday, a missile launched from yemen injured more than a dozen people in tel aviv when it landed in a public park. israel warned it would respond with force. translation: ~ . ., translation: we will continue to cut off the — translation: we will continue to cut off the terror _ translation: we will continue to cut off the terror arm - translation: we will continue to cut off the