Israel 'strikes Yemen's capital' hours after attack on Doha condemned by Trump

Israel struck Yemen's capital, Sanaa, on Wednesday, Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV reported. According to Arab media site Al-Araby, the air strike targeted Houthi government offices, including a Finance Ministry building and a Defense Ministry complex in central Sanaa.

The Saudi media outlet Al-Hadath reported that the attack hit six Houthi targets, the main one being a defence complex in the city centre. Israel's airforce had previously killed 12 Houthi leaders in late August, the first time the country had succeeded in taking out senior members of the organisation. Benjamin Netanyahu's government appears to be escalating its attacks on its enemies. On Tuesday afternoon, Israel carried out a strike on Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar.

The attack was reportedly carried out by 15 Israeli fighter jets, firing 10 munitions against a single target. Eight separate explosions were heard by witneses in the vicinity. Hamas said five of its members were killed but claims its top leadership survived.

Mr Netanyahu justified the attack, claiming the army had targeted senior Hamas leaders who organised the October 7th, 2023 massacre in Israel.

Hamas called the air strike "a heinous crime", and accused Israel of "blatant aggression" and a "flagrant violation of all international norms and laws".

Government officials in Qatar reacted with fury, saying the attack had not only broken international law but had also endangered the lives of its citizens.

Donald Trump was clearly irritated by Israel's unilateral decision to carry out the attack, telling reporters in Washington last night that he was "very unhappy about every aspect of it".

"I'm not thrilled about the whole situation," he said. "It's not a good situation, but I will say this - we want the hostages back, but we are not thrilled about the way that went down today."

He added: "I'm never surprised by anything, especially when it comes to the Middle East."

In a post on his social media site earlier, Trump wrote that the decision to attack was taken by the Israeli Prime Minster and not by him. He added that unilaterally bombing Qatar, which he described as a strong ally and friend of the United States, did not advance Israel or America's goals.

President Trump said he'd spoken to both the Prime Minister and Emir of Qatar to assure them that such an attack would not happen again on their soil.