The United States launched airstrikes against Houthi positions in the Yemeni capital Sana'a on Saturday, hours after the Iran-backed rebels fired a missile hitting Tel Aviv in Israel.

US CENTCOM forces conducted "precision airstrikes against a missile storage facility and a command-and-control facility operated by Iran-backed Houthis within Houthi-controlled territory in Sana'a," the US military announced in a statement.

CENTCOM said its strikes were aimed at "disrupting and degrading Houthi operations, such as attacks against US Navy warships and merchant vessels in the Southern Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb, and Gulf of Aden."

Arab media reports say the strikes targeted Al-Hafa military camp and other military assets in Nuqum and Attan districts of Sana'a.

The US Air Force and US Navy assets, including F/A-18s, were involved in the Saturday airstrikes, the CENTCOM said.

Houthi-affiliated media outlets say Britain was also involved in the Saturday airstrikes.

Al-Arabiya earlier reported that Houthi commanders had left Sana'a and relocated to other areas due to concerns about a potential attack by Israel or the US following the early Saturday attack on Tel Aviv.

The Houthis' strike on Tel Aviv followed Israeli airstrikes on Thursday targeting ports and energy infrastructure in Houthi-controlled Yemen. The Israeli military has warned of further attacks on the group, which has increasingly launched missiles and drones toward Israel amid the ongoing Gaza conflict.