Yemen’s Houthis report fresh US airstrikes

By Yusuf Alioğlu and Rania Abu Shamala

ISTANBUL (AA) - US warplanes launched a series of airstrikes Thursday on Yemen, the Houthi group reported.

“An American aggression targeted the Jarban area in Sanhan District, Sanaa (Governorate), with four airstrikes,” said the Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah TV, without providing further details.

On March 15, US President Donald Trump said he had ordered a “major offensive” against the Houthis and later threatened to “wipe them out completely.”

The Houthi group has been attacking Israeli-linked ships passing through the Red and Arabian seas, the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Gulf of Aden with missiles and drones since late 2023, disrupting global trade for what it said is a show of solidarity with the Gaza Strip.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

The group halted its attacks when a ceasefire was declared in January between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, but it threatened to resume the attacks when Israel blocked all humanitarian aid into Gaza on March 2.