US forces carried out strikes on 15 targets on Friday in areas of Yemen controlled by the Houthi rebels, the military said.

"US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted strikes on 15 Houthi targets in Iranian-allied, Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen today," the military command responsible for US forces in the Middle East said on social media.

Strikes by the United States targeted three rebel-run cities in Yemen, including the capital Sanaa and the port city of Hodeida, according to the Houthi-run Al Masirah television network.

The US and Britain have repeatedly struck Houthi targets in Yemen since January in response to attacks by the rebels on shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

The rebels say the strikes, which have disrupted maritime traffic in a globally important waterway, target vessels linked to Israel and are in solidarity with Palestinians during the Gaza war.

Israel too has struck Yemen in response to Houthi attacks, with Israeli strikes on Hodeida last month killing at least five people after the rebels said they targeted Israel's Ben Gurion Airport with a missile.

The latest strikes came a day after the rebels said they carried out a drone attack on Tel Aviv. The Israeli military said it intercepted "a suspicious aerial target" off central Israel overnight, without giving further details.

The day before, the Houthis damaged two ships in separate attacks off Yemen's coast. (AFP)