SANAA: Yemen's Houthi rebels said early Monday that at least 12 people were killed in strikes on Sanaa by the US military.
The Houthi-run Saba news agency cited the militia's health ministry as saying 30 others were wounded in strikes overnight Sunday-Monday “by the American enemy” on a market in the Farwa district.
Earlier Sunday, the ministry reported two deaths and 11 injured in the “US aggression” on other parts of Sanaa.
A man shows a shrapnel found in the aftermath of a reported strike in Yemen's Houthi-held capital Sanaa on April 20, 2025. (AFP)
A report by the Iran-backed group’s Al-Masirah channel said one person was killed in an air strike on the governorate’s Bani Matar area, where a deadly US raid was reported a week ago.
Beyond Sanaa, the Houthis said Sunday that air strikes also hit Yemen’s Marib and Amran provinces.
Earlier this week, the group said that US strikes on the fuel port of Ras Issa killed at least 80 people and wounded 150 in the deadliest attack of Washington’s 15-month campaign against the Houthis.
The US military has hammered the Yemeni Houthis with near-daily air strikes for the past month in a bid to stamp out their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
Claiming solidarity with Palestinians, the rebels began attacking the key maritime route and Israeli territory after the Gaza war began in October 2023.
The US strikes began in January 2024 but have multiplied under President Donald Trump, starting with an offensive that killed 53 people on March 15.
Houthi attacks on the Red Sea shipping route, which normally carries about 12 percent of global trade, have forced many companies into costly detours around the tip of southern Africa.
