- SANAA — The US
military launched more than 40 airstrikes on the Houthi targets in the Yemeni
capital of Sanaa on Friday before dawn, according to media reports.
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- The airstrikes targeted Sanaa International Airport, the
Command Camp, the Sarif area and the Jarban site in the Sanhan area, as well as
several other places in northern provinces, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.
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- One person was wounded, said the television.
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- According to the residents, the airstrikes on the Command
Camp in central Sanaa caused damage to several homes, buildings and shops in
the surrounding residential neighbourhoods.
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- The strikes occurred a few hours after the Houthis claimed
responsibility for launching two ballistic missile attacks at Ben Gurion
Airport in central Israel and a military target south of Tel Aviv on Thursday
afternoon.
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- It was the most intensive air attack and the highest in
number since the beginning of the US air attack against the Houthis on March
15. More than 50 people were killed and dozens wounded in the previous US
airstrikes during the past two weeks.
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- Tensions between the Houthis and the US military have
escalated since Washington launched fresh airstrikes on the Houthi-held areas
in northern Yemen on March 15. The strikes followed Houthi's threats to resume
attacks on Israeli targets unless humanitarian aid was allowed into Gaza.
Also read: Houthis launch fresh attacks on US, Israeli targets
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- On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump indicated that US
airstrikes against the Houthis would continue.
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- On Thursday, the US military conducted multiple airstrikes
on Yemen's Houthi-held capital, Sanaa, residents said.
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- According to the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV, three airstrikes
targeted the Jarban area in the Sanhan district, in the southern part of Sanaa,
two airstrikes hit the al-Jumaymah area in the Bani Hushaysh district,
northeast of Sanaa, as well as two other airstrikes hit the al-Daylami air base
in the northern part of Sanaa.
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- All those targeted areas are well-known military sites.
Local residents said the airstrikes caused explosions.
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- There were no immediate reports of casualties.
