Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Dec. 26

ADEN, Yemen/JERUSALEM -- The Israeli military said Thursday that it launched "intelligence-based" airstrikes targeting Houthi-controlled military targets on Yemen's western coast and inland Yemen.

The Israeli warplanes hit Houthi-used infrastructures in the Sanaa International Airport, and the Hezyaz and Ras Kanatib power stations, both located in Houthi-controlled areas, as well as the ports of Hodeidah, Salif,