They added that the military complex containing Yemen's presidential palace, fuel storage and two power plants were hit, as a sign of retaliation for rocket and drone attacks that the group is conducting against Israel.

The announcement states that about 12 Israeli planes, including fighter jets and refueling planes, took part in the attack on Sana'a, reports The Times of Israel.

Israel claims that the presidential palace in Sana'a is located inside a military complex from which the Houthis conduct their operations.

Over the past week, the Houthis have launched two ballistic missiles and at least one drone toward Israel that Israeli military forces have failed to intercept.

An unnamed official of the Israeli Air Force confirmed to AP that it is a new type of threat - a cluster warhead, which disintegrates into multiple explosive units upon impact.

According to him, such weapons make it difficult to intercept and testify to the more advanced technology that the Houthis received from Iran.

Israeli authorities point out that the Iran-backed Houthis pose an increasingly serious threat to Israel's security, due to the increasingly sophisticated weapons they use in long-range attacks.