Israeli strikes hit Yemen after Houthi attack

Huge fires erupted at a cement factory in Yemen after the Israeli military said it carried out airstrikes against Hodeidah Port and its vicinity, a day after the Houthis fired a missile that struck near Israel's main airport.

The Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV released footage of the aftermath at the Bajil Cement Factory, showing firefighters working to put out blazes and a body lying amongst the debris of a collapsed structure.

More than 10 strikes targeted Hodeidah Port and the Al Salakhanah and Al Hawak neighbourhoods in the city of Hodeidah, five residents said. Four strikes also targeted the cement factory east of Hodeidah.

The strikes injured at least 21 people, the Houthi-run health ministry spokesman Anees al-Asbahi said.

The Houthis shut down the area around the port and cement factory following the strikes, three sources said.

Projectile debris from a Yemeni missile scattered near Ben Gurion airport, the Israeli army said.

Airport authorities said the projectile had landed by a road near a Terminal 3 parking lot. The airport resumed all take offs and landings.

Standing in a pit with an orchard and the airport's control tower in the background, Israeli Police Central District Commander Yair Hetzroni said the missile created a crater which was tens of meters wide and deep.

Photos released by Israeli ambulance services, MDA, showed soil debris and damaged cars along a road leading to the airport.

Diggers and bomb disposal units were on site to recover projectile parts and clear the area from hazardous materials.

Yemen's Houthis claimed responsibility for the attack, the group's military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in a televised statement.

Houthis have been launching missiles at Israel, saying they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. The U.S. has intensified its airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen.