The move came after Trump signed an executive order in January directing Secretary of State Marco Rubio to take "all appropriate action" against the Yemeni rebels, as per Al Jazeera.
Prime Minister of Israel Benyamin Netanyahu said in a statement, "As we promised - the Houthis are paying, and will continue to pay, a heavy price for their aggression against us."
Israeli Air Force conducted strikes on military targets belonging to Houthis on the western coast and inland Yemen, the Israel Defence Force (IDF) said on Thursday.
Hamas leader Hanieyh's killing came hours after top Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr was killed in an Israeli air attack on the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital, Beirut, on July 31.
The Israel Defence Forces disclosed new details on Thursday morning about overnight airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen. The operation aimed to paralyze three ports controlled by the Iran-backed terror group's operational capabilities, a move the army described as an "economic blow."
Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, said that "all civilised countries" should be standing firmly by Israel's side as it "fights the forces of barbarism" led by Iran, as he dubbed French President Emmanuel Macron's call for an arms embargo against Israel a "shame."