US strikes on a fuel port in Yemen yesterday have killed at least 38 people, Houthi-controlled media says, revising its earlier toll of 20 deaths, marking one of the deadliest days since the United States began its attacks on the Iran-backed rebel group.
The United States has vowed not to halt the large-scale strikes begun last month in its biggest military operation in the Middle East since President Donald Trump took office in January, unless the Houthis cease attacks on Red Sea shipping.
The Houthis’ al-Masirah TV says 102 people were also wounded in Thursday’s strikes on the western fuel port of Ras Isa, which the US military says aimed to cut off a source of fuel for the Houthis.
Responding to a Reuters query for comment on the Houthis’ casualty figure and its own estimate, the US Central Command says it has none beyond the initial announcement of the attacks.
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