Egypt Daily News – More than 80 people were killed in new U.S. airstrikes on Yemen, as aircraft targeted the provinces of the capital Sanaa, Al-Jawf, and Saada in the north of the country.
According to Al-Masirah TV, affiliated with the Houthis, U.S. aircraft struck the Bani Hashish and Al-Sabeen districts in Sanaa, as well as Bart Al-Anan and Al-Yatmah in Al-Jawf province, a stronghold of the Yemeni group.
Targeting Ras Issa Port
These American strikes came less than 24 hours after the most intense wave of bombing launched by Washington on Yemen since the start of its campaign in March.
The U.S. aircraft carried out 14 strikes on the vital Ras Issa Port in Hodeidah, killing 80 people and injuring 150 others, including port workers and emergency responders who rushed to help, according to the latest, yet incomplete, toll reported by the Ansar Allah group.
For its part, Washington stated that it had destroyed the fuel platform at Ras Issa Port, which is controlled by the Houthis, in an effort to undermine their economic capabilities. This marks the first U.S. strike on an oil facility controlled by the group in the latest wave of bombings.
According to the latest statistics, Washington has carried out hundreds of airstrikes on Yemen since March 15, resulting in the deaths of 205 civilians and the injury of 406 others, most of them children and women, according to Houthi data.
U.S. Drone Shot Down
Meanwhile, Al-Masirah TV broadcast footage that it claimed showed the wreckage of a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone.
The night-vision footage showed the Houthis launching a missile that directly hit the aircraft.
In response to the repeated U.S. attacks, the Ansar Allah group has announced on multiple occasions that it targeted the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman and its accompanying warships in the Red Sea. The group has also resumed its attacks on targets in Israel using ballistic missiles and drones.
