The death toll from the recent Israeli airstrikes on the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, has risen to more than 200 killed and injured.

In a statement, the Ministry of Health in the Sanaa-based government reported that the toll of the Zionist aggression on the capital last Thursday reached 216 killed and wounded.

It explained that the number of fatalities rose to 11, including four children and two women, while the number of wounded reached 205, among them 63 children and 37 women.

Israeli warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes on Sanaa last Thursday, resulting in civilian casualties and the destruction of civilian infrastructure.