Iran on Monday denied directing Yemen’s Houthis in their attacks on Israel, after the group, which controls much of Yemen, struck Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv with a missile a day earlier, lightly wounding six people.

“The actions of the Yemenis in support of the Palestinian people was an independent decision stemming from their feeling of solidarity,” said Iran’s foreign ministry in a statement.

The Houthis on Monday blamed Washington for around 10 strikes in and around the capital Sanaa the previous night.

The Houthi-run Saba news agency said the strikes included two targeting Arbaeen street in the capital as well as one on the airport road, blaming them on “American aggression.”

The rebels’ health ministry said 14 people were wounded in the Sawan neighborhood, according to Saba.

The strikes came after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to retaliate against the Houthis, and to act as well as against “their patron” Iran “at a time and place of our choosing.”

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