US Air Force jets struck several areas in the Houthi-controlled capital of Sana'a in northeast Yemen, Houthi state-TV reported on Friday night.
Al Masirah reported that Sana'a had been targeted with four strikes across several areas. Strikes targeted the Al Hafa and Al Sabeen districts, which lie to the south of the city and contain a city power plant and government offices.
The next set of strikes targeted the Bani Hushaysh district, a rural mountainous area to the immediate northeast of Sana'a. Al Arabiya reported that the strikes targeted several Houthi military camps in the area.
Later, early on Saturday morning, the US conducted another four strikes in the Al Sama area just north of Sana'a.
This comes just a day after US strikes targeted the Ras Isa fuel port in the north of the country, which served as one of the country's primary fuel ports. The Houthi-controlled Health Ministry reported that nearly 80 people had been killed in the strikes and 150 wounded.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it had targeted the port to prevent the Houthis from benefiting economically and militarily from the port.
The Houthis responded by launching a missile at Tel Aviv on Friday morning, which was intercepted and caused no injuries.
Part of a wider plan?
The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia denied involvement in plans to join the legitimate Yemeni government in launching a joint attack on the Houthis with US support.
The Trump administration has repeatedly hinted that it would support a move by the Yemeni government to assault Houthi territory.
Saudi researcher Dr. Abdulaziz Sager said that a large-scale assault on the port of Hodeidah was likely imminent, pointing to meetings between CENTCOM chief Gen. Michael Kurilla and Yemeni Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Sagheer Hamoud Ahmed Aziz at the beginning of April.
Dr. Sager also said that US strikes had been targeted at Houthi leadership and strategic assets, which strongly hints at preparing the groundwork for an attack.