The Huthis have been launching missiles and drones at Israel since the Gaza war broke out in October 2023 after Palestinian militant group Hamas's attack on Israel.
In response, Israel has carried out several strikes in Yemen including on ports and the airport in the capital Sanaa.
Israel "struck and destroyed terror infrastructure belonging to the Huthi terrorist regime. Among the targets were the ports of Hodeida, Ras Isa, and Salif," its army said in a statement.
Among the targets Israel said it struck was the Galaxy Leader cargo ship, which the Huthis captured in November 2023. The Israelis said it has been outfitted with a radar system to track shipping in the Red Sea.
It said the strikes were "in response to the repeated attacks by the Huthi terrorist regime against the State of Israel".
Hours after the Israeli strikes, two missiles were launched from Yemen towards Israel, the Israeli army said, with Yemen military spokesman Yehyaa Saree claiming responsibility for the attacks.
- 'Retaliation' -
The Huthis targeted Ben Gurion airport, the ports of Ashdod and Eilat as well as a power station in Ashkelon "in retaliation for this aggression", Saree said in a video statement on Monday.
Earlier, the Huthis' Al-Masirah television station reported that the "Israeli enemy is targeting the port of Hodeida", also reporting strikes on the ports of Ras Isa and Salif and the Ras Al-Kathib power station.
The attacks came around half an hour after an Israeli army spokesman warned of strikes on the sites on social media.
The Huthis, who say they are acting in solidarity with Palestinians, renewed their assault in March after Israel resumed its military campaign in Gaza at the end of a two-month ceasefire in the Palestinian territory.
The group has also attacked shipping vessels they deem to be linked to Israel in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since November 2023.
On Sunday, gunmen on skiffs attacked a commercial vessel in the Red Sea off Yemen, forcing them to abandon ship after being hit by rocket-propelled grenades and other ordnance, monitors said.
They were later rescued by a passing merchant vessel, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, which said that "all crew are well and safe".
Though no one has claimed responsibility for the assault, UK-based security firm Ambrey said the vessel matched "the established Huthi target profile".
The Huthis broadened their campaign to target ships tied to the United States and Britain after the two countries began military strikes aimed at securing the waterway in January 2024.
In May, the rebels cemented a ceasefire with the United States that ended weeks of intense US strikes against it, but vowed to continue targeting Israeli ships.
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