Israel escalated its strikes against the Houthis in Yemen on Thursday, launching an array of attacks on the capital and elsewhere in the country that officials said was intended to deter the last Iran-backed group to pose a direct threat. Israeli warplanes ...

Israel struck multiple targets in Yemen it said were controlled by Houthis, the last of the Iran-backed groups still fully engaged in the regional war that began 14 months ago.

The strikes come as Israelis endure continued rocket attacks from the Houthi militia in Yemen even as attacks from Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in the Gaza Strip have diminished.