Yemen’s Houthi rebels mentioned Wednesday that the dying toll from a U.S.-linked airstrike on Hodeida had climbed to eight, a day after the assault.
“The death toll of the American aggression in Hodeida rose to eight martyrs and 16 wounded, with rubble removal operations ongoing,” the Houthis’ Al-Masirah TV station mentioned, quoting the Health Ministry.
On Tuesday, Health Ministry spokesperson Anis al-Asbahi had mentioned 4 kids and two girls had been killed.
Houthi media mentioned the strike had focused a residential space within the Red Sea port metropolis. On Tuesday evening, an Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalist heard three loud blasts in succession.
Rebel-held areas of Yemen have seen near-daily strikes since Washington launched an air marketing campaign towards the Iran-backed Houthis on March 15 to pressure them to cease threatening vessels in key maritime routes.
Since then, the Houthis have additionally launched assaults focusing on U.S. army ships and Israel, appearing in solidarity with Palestinians within the Gaza Strip.
The rebels started focusing on ships transiting the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, in addition to Israeli territory, after the outbreak of the Gaza conflict in October 2023, later pausing their assaults throughout a January cease-fire.
Israel reduce off all provides to Gaza at the beginning of March and resumed its genocidal conflict on the Palestinian territory on March 18, ending the short-lived truce.
The new U.S. marketing campaign adopted Houthi threats to renew assaults on vessels over Israel’s Gaza blockade.
The Houthi assaults crippled the important Red Sea route, which usually carries about 12% of world delivery visitors, forcing many corporations to make a for much longer detour across the tip of southern Africa.
Source: www.dailysabah.com