At the very least 38 folks have been killed in US air strikes on a gasoline port in Yemen, Houthi-run media has mentioned.
Al Masirah TV reported the assault on the Ras Isa website additionally left 102 victims injured.
If confirmed, it will be one of many deadliest days since Donald Trump’s administration launched a military campaign against the Iran-backed Houthi group last month.
The US has mentioned the strikes will not stop except the Houthis cease focusing on Purple Sea transport lanes, which have been recurrently bombarded since November 2023.
The Houthis say their assaults are in protest over the warfare in Gaza, although they stopped throughout a two-month ceasefire earlier this yr and haven’t claimed any for the reason that Israeli offensive resumed in March.
In a publish on X, US Central Command mentioned its newest assault was to “degrade the financial supply of energy of the Houthis, who proceed to take advantage of and convey nice ache upon their fellow countrymen”.
It added: “This strike was not supposed to hurt the folks of Yemen, who rightly wish to throw off the yoke of Houthi subjugation and reside peacefully.”
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The US has not commented on the reported variety of deaths and accidents.
Related missile strikes towards the Houthis have been carried out a number of instances by the Biden administration, in response to assaults by the Houthis towards industrial and navy vessels within the Purple Sea.
