The United States launched more airstrikes on Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen on Saturday, hitting the capital, Sana’a and the Red Sea port city of Hodeida.
The Houthis said 13 U.S. airstrikes targeted Hodeida’s airport and port and Sana’a. There were no immediate reports of casualties from the group. However, open-source reports, citing the Houthi Ministry of Health, stated that there were 12 people killed and 30 injured in the strikes on the Sha’ab district in Sana’a.
It’s a busy night for the Houthis…
Houthi Ministry of Health: 12 killed and 30 injured in the American strikes on the Sha’ab district in Sanaa Yemen pic.twitter.com/hPltOjG644
— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) April 20, 2025
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed that operations against the Houthis are ongoing but declined to provide additional details.
24/7 operations for the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) against Iran-backed Houthis…#HouthisAreTerrorists pic.twitter.com/zFKb3oCiC4
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) April 18, 2025
The recent strike follows Thursday’s attack on the Ras Isa oil port, which killed at least 80 people. CENTCOM said the target of the strike was fuel the Houthis use “to sustain their military operations, as a weapon of control, and to benefit economically from embezzling the profits.”
Initial scenes from the US aggression’s crime of targeting the Ras Issa oil port, which resulted in a number of martyrs and dozens of port workers and employees being injured.
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Meanwhile, protests against the U.S. and Israel are ongoing in Houthi-held cities. In Sana’a, demonstrators chanted “Death to America! Death to Israel!”
A chant for the Houthi terrorists. Their slogan:
“God Is the Greatest, Death to America, Death to Israel, A Curse Upon the Jews, Victory to Islam”
“Zionist state, your end is near!” More ethnic cleansing chants.
Why have Essex Police allowed Westcliff to be defiled like this? pic.twitter.com/RmPdI3xOnS
— habibi (@habibi_uk) April 19, 2025
The U.S. campaign against the Houthis intensified in March, when a wave of airstrikes killed 53 people. The U.S. says the campaign is a response to Houthi missile and drone attacks on Red Sea shipping lanes and on Israel.
Since March 16, nearly 200 people have been killed in U.S. strikes, according to the Houthis.
The recent strikes in Yemen come as the U.S. resumes nuclear talks with Iran, which backs the Houthis.
