Pentagon holds press briefing after air strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen Watch live as The Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs and Chief Pentagon Spokesman Mr. Sean Parnell, along with the Joint Staff Director for Operations Lt.

Israel’s military intercepted a missile launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels early Thursday, the second to target Israel since the collapse of the Gaza ceasefire, as the United States’ intensifies airstrikes against the Iran-backed militant group.

The United States struck targets in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Wednesday, Houthi-run Al Masirah TV reported, the latest in a wave of strikes carried out in retaliation for attacks by the Iran-aligned group on shipping in the Red Sea.