Israel pummels Yemen airport in reprisal against Huthis

Israeli warplanes bombed the airport in Yemen’s rebel-held capital Sanaa on Tuesday, the latest retaliation for a missile strike by the Iran-backed Huthis that targeted Israel’s main airport.

Plumes of thick, black smoke were seen billowing from the airport area after a series of strikes shook the impoverished Arab country’s capital.

Residents reported power outages in Sanaa and the Huthi-controlled port city of Hodeida, after the Israelis struck three electricity stations in and around the…