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Israel struck Sana'a International Airport in Yemen on Thursday that has killed three people and 14 left wounded or missing, according to media reports.

The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 

Witnesses and the Iran-backed Houthi rebels said during the time of the attacks that multiple air raids targeted the airport- as well as a military air base and power station in Yemen.

The Al-Dailami base was also targeted along with a power station in Hodeida, in attacks that the Houthis' Al-Masirah TV channel called "Israeli aggression".

Houthi rebels said in statements that three people were killed and 14 were left wounded or missing after Israeli attacks on Sanaa airport and other targets.

Two people died and 11 were wounded at the rebel-held capital's airport, and one person was killed and three were missing at Ras Issa port, according to the group.

On Saturday, a Houthi missile attack left 16 people wounded in Tel Aviv.

Saturday's incident had prompted a warning from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said he had ordered the destruction of Houthi infrastructure.

"I have instructed our forces to destroy the infrastructure of Houthis because anyone who tries to harm us will be struck with full force," Netanyahu said in parliament.

"We will continue to crush the forces of evil with strength and ingenuity, even if it takes time."

No injuries were reported, according to Israel's emergency medical services.

On Tuesday, the Israeli army said it had intercepted a projectile fired from Yemen.

In July, a Houthi drone attack on Tel Aviv killed an Israeli civilian, prompting retaliatory strikes on the Yemeni port of Hodeidah.

The Houthis have also regularly targeted shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, leading to retaliatory strikes by US and sometimes British forces.

The group has fired a series of missiles and drones at Israel since the eruption of war in Gaza in October last year, claiming solidarity with the Palestinians. 

WHO chief says he is safe after Sanaa airport bombardment

The head of the World Health Organisation, who was at the Sanaa airport in Yemen amid an Israeli bombardment on Thursday, said there was damage to infrastructure but he remained safe.

"One of our plane's crew members was injured. At least two people were reported killed at the airport," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on X.

Other UN staff were also safe but their departure was delayed until repairs could be made, he added.

Tedros was in Yemen as part of a mission to seek the release of detained UN staff and assess the health and humanitarian situations in the war-torn country.

He said the mission "concluded today", and "we continue to call for the detainees' immediate release."

While about to board their flight, he said "the airport came under aerial bombardment".

"The air traffic control tower, the departure lounge -- just a few meters from where we were -- and the runway were damaged."