US strikes Yemen's Houthis, 31 killed
New York : The United States on Saturday launched airstrikes on Yemen's Houthis, leading to 31 reported fatailities in the region.
The US Central Command, in a post on social media, shared images of fighters taking off in an aircraft carrier and a bomb destroying a building compound in Yemen.
US President Donald Trump also took to Truth Social to announce the military operation against Houthi rebels in Yemen and warn Iran to cut ties with the group.
He said, "To all Houthi terrorists, YOUR TIME IS UP, AND YOUR ATTACKS MUST STOP, STARTING TODAY. IF THEY DON’T, HELL WILL RAIN DOWN UPON YOU LIKE NOTHING YOU HAVE EVER SEEN BEFORE!" Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.
Addressing Iran, Trump said, “Support for the Houthi terrorists must end IMMEDIATELY! Do NOT threaten the American People, their President, who has received one of the largest mandates in Presidential History, or Worldwide shipping lanes. If you do, BEWARE, because America will hold you fully accountable and, we won’t be nice about it!”
Donald Trump claimed that the airstrikes have been initiated against Houthis rebels hindering shipping in the Red Sea and harming American interests. However, Houthis has said that this attack will not go without a response.
In a statement issued on the Al-Masirah TV station, they said, “Our Yemeni armed forces are fully prepared to confront escalation with escalation.”
The Yemeni health ministry confirmed that 20 people were killed and at least nine others injured. In a statement on the Huthi Ansarollah website, the strikes were condemned as a "US-British aggression" and described as “criminal brutality” attributed to the Trump administration.
On Tuesday, the Houthis announced their intention to resume efforts to disrupt shipping in the Red Sea and exert control over global shipping routes until Israel lifts its blockade on aid to Palestinians.
Earlier this month, the United States, a close ally of Israel, reclassified the Houthis as a “foreign terrorist organization,” citing 174 attacks on U.S. warships and 145 attacks on commercial vessels since 2023.
