The Israeli army targeted a power plant and ports in Yemen in revenge for Houthi missile attacks, marking a fresh exchange in another front of the regional conflict. In a statement, the IDF said it had conducted a “large-scale air operation” with dozens of air force aircraft, including fighter jets and intelligence planes.

In a statement, the Israel Defence Forces said, "We carried out an attack in Beirut and are now attacking Hezbollah targets in the Bekaa region in eastern Lebanon." Israel's increasing frequency of attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthi in Yemen have prompted fears that Middle East fighting could spin out of control and draw in Iran and the United States,

Since the attack by Hamas militants on Israeli territory and the subsequent counteroperation by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in the Gaza Strip, Lebanese Hezbollah and Houthi rebels from Yemen—located about 1,