Air Strikes In Yemen Target Rebel-Held Presidential Palace

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Air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition have hit the presidential palace in Sanaa, according to residents in the Yemeni capital.

It is also reported that the strike has caused casualties.

Witnesses said the strike took place at around noon and some of the fighter jets bombed the Presidential Palace in the busy commercial district of Tahrir.

It is not clear if there were rebel leaders inside the palace at the time.

Sanaa is in the hands of Yemen's Shiite rebels known as Houthis, who are at war with the coalition.

There have been images appearing on social media sites showing people with wounds and columns of smoke rising over Sanaa.

The Saudi-led coalition has been waging a war against the Houthis to restore the country's internationally recognised government to power.