JERUSALEM — Israeli warplanes bombed ports and a power plant in Yemeni territory controlled by the Houthis on Friday, the Israeli military said, in the latest attempt to force the Iranian-backed militant group to stop firing at Israel and commercial ships in the Red Sea.

Israel has escalated its strikes on the Houthis in recent weeks in response to repeated attacks by the Yemeni militia, which has been launching missiles and drones against Israel in solidarity with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The United States and Britain have also struck Yemen repeatedly in an effort to secure international waterways from Houthi attacks, including new U.S. strikes Wednesday.

But it was far from clear whether Israel and its allies could successfully compel the Houthis to end their attacks on Israel and on ships through a bombing campaign.

The Israeli military said it had bombed the Hezyaz power station near Sanaa, Yemen — the Houthi-controlled capital — and the Red Sea ports of Hodeida and Ras Isa. — The New York Times