Jerusalem, May 6 (AP) Israel's military has issued a warning on social media for people in the area of Yemen's international airport to evacuate immediately.

The warning by spokesperson Avichay Adraee on Tuesday came a day after Israel launched strikes against the Yemen-based Houthi rebels in retaliation for a missile strike on Israel's international airport near Tel Aviv on Sunday.

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“We urge you to immediately evacuate the area of the airport and to warn anyone nearby to distance themselves immediately,” Adraee wrote, attaching a map of the Sanaa International Airport. “Failure to evacuate the area endangers your lives.”

Israel's military targeted the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen's Red Sea province of Hodeida on Monday with airstrikes, killing at least one person and wounding 35.

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The rebels' media office said at least six strikes hit the crucial Hodeida port. Other strikes hit a cement factory in Bajil district 55 kilometres northeast of Hodeida, the rebels said. The extent of damage was not immediately clear. (AP)

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