Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Dec. 31

SANAA -- A series of airstrikes hit Yemen's capital Sanaa on Tuesday afternoon, targeting military sites under Houthi control, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.

Two of the airstrikes hit the Defense Ministry building and other areas in downtown Sanaa, while the rest struck the 1st Armor Division and an ammunition manufacturing complex in the city center, said al-Masirah TV without elaborating further. (Yemen-U.