No less than 38 individuals have been killed in US air strikes on a gasoline port in Yemen, Houthi-run media has stated.
Al Masirah TV reported the assault on the Ras Isa website additionally left 102 victims injured.
If confirmed, it could be one of many deadliest days since Donald Trump’s administration launched a navy marketing campaign towards the Iran-backed Houthi group final month.
The US has stated the strikes will not stop until the Houthis cease concentrating on Pink Sea transport lanes, which have been frequently bombarded since November 2023.
The Houthis say their assaults are in protest over the struggle in Gaza, although they stopped throughout a two-month ceasefire earlier this yr and haven’t claimed any because the Israeli offensive resumed in March.
In a publish on X, US Central Command stated its newest assault was to “degrade the economic source of power of the Houthis, who continue to exploit and bring great pain upon their fellow countrymen”.
It added: “This strike was not intended to harm the people of Yemen, who rightly want to throw off the yoke of Houthi subjugation and live peacefully.”
The US has not commented on the reported variety of deaths and accidents.
Comparable missile strikes towards the Houthis had been carried out a number of occasions by the Biden administration, in response to assaults by the Houthis towards business and navy vessels within the Pink Sea.
