JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military said Tuesday it launched airstrikes against Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen that fully disabled the country’s international airport in the capital, Sanaa.

Israeli fighter jets attacked the Houthi-controlled Hudaydah port in Yemen, which serves as a “major” income source for the terror regime, the Israel Defense Forces said on Monday night. “The strike was conducted in response to the repeated attacks by the Houthis against Israel,

The Houthis reported that at least six strikes hit Hodeidah port, the second-largest port on the Red Sea and Yemen’s main entry point for food imports. Residents said over 10 strikes targeted the port and the surrounding al-Salakhanah and al-Hawak areas, with four more hitting the cement plant.