Sana, 17 March (IANS). At least 53 people, including five women and two children, were killed in an overnight US attacks in Yemen’s capital Sana. According to the Ministry of Health run by Huti, more than 100 people have been injured in the attacks.
The US has intensified its attacks against the Iran -backed huts rebels of Yemen. On Saturday, President Donald Trump took an oath to use the ‘extremely deadly force’ against the rebels who attacked international ships in the Red Sea in ‘solidarity’ with Gaza.
A large number of people have died in several US attacks in Yemen’s capital Sana and other areas. Huti fighters have also vowed to expedite retaliation, as they may face one of the biggest attacks since the war started in Gaza in October 2023.
The United States carried out an overnight airstrikes at several locations in Yemen from Sunday midnight, including other places including the capital Sana and Huti’s Garh Sada Province.
Trump said the huts should stop their attacks on international ships in the Red Sea. If they do not do this, then such attacks will be carried out on them which have never been seen before.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told CBS News on Sunday that the attacks would continue until Iran -backed fighters’ ability to attack international ships’ completely ended ‘.
Houti fighters have repeatedly targeted international ships in the Red Sea and have immersed two ships. They describe it as solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, where Israel is in war with Hamas, another partner of Iran.
External Affairs Minister Marco Rubio said that in the last 18 months, the Hotis attacked the US Navy 174 times and targeted commercial shipping 145 times using “directed accurate anti-ship weapons”.
The attacks had stopped since the ceasefire was implemented in Gaza in January. Last week, the huts said that they would resume attacks on Israeli ships, as Israel stopped the flow of human aid in Gaza this month. But since then there is no information about the attack on any ship.
Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor Michael Waltz on Sunday told ABC News that many Huki leaders were targeted and killed in these attacks. However, he did not reveal his identity nor gave any evidence.
According to Marco Rubio, some facilities of the huts have been destroyed.
Media outlets quoted the political bureau of the huts as saying that rebels would respond to the US attacks and would respond to the increasing stress with increasing stress.
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