Overview

• Israeli officials say a Huthi rocket fired on Aug. 22–23 likely contained submunitions, marking the first such projectile from Yemen, and that air defenses intercepted it.
• Israeli strikes on Aug. 24 hit two power plants named Assar and Hisas, a fuel facility, and a military site in an area that includes the presidential palace in Sanaa.
• Huthi-run outlets and health officials reported multiple fatalities and dozens of injuries from the strikes, with casualty figures varying and not independently verified.
• The Israeli military said the operation answered repeated Huthi rocket and drone attacks on Israeli territory and involved more than ten jets flying up to 2,000 kilometers with aerial refueling.
• Rights scrutiny has intensified as Amnesty International previously accused Iran of using cluster munitions in June, and the alleged submunition use and power-plant strikes raise legal concerns.