Jerusalem, Sept. 5 -- The Israeli military said on Thursday that a dozen senior Houthi officials were killed in the airstrikes on a meeting point in Sanaa last week.

The strikes last Thursday targeted a military facility in the Yemeni capital used by senior Houthi commanders, where military officials and government ministers were present, the military said in a statement.

It did not name the officials, but the Houthis confirmed last week that Prime Minister Ahmed Ghaleb al-Rahawi of the Houthi-run government was among those killed.

Also on Thursday, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz vowed a strong response to recent Houthi attacks on Israel.

Earlier on Thursday, the group fired a missile that struck outside Israel and launched two dr...