Share and Follow
Key Points
- US airstrikes in Yemen have killed at 31 people
- The United States says it will continue to strike Yemen until attacks on shipping end
- Yemen’s Houthis say they are prepared to escalate attacks
One US official told Reuters the campaign might continue for weeks.
A US defence official, speaking on condition of anonymity to Reuters, dismissed the claims, saying they were not aware of any Houthi attack on the Truman.
Yemen’s Health Ministry said the overnight strikes killed at least 31 people, including women and children, and wounded over 100 in the capital of Sanaa and the northern province of Saada, the rebels’ stronghold on the border with Saudi Arabia. Credit: Al Masirah TV / AP
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures”: “The minute the Houthis say we’ll stop shooting at your ships, we’ll stop shooting at your drones. This campaign will end, but until then it will be unrelenting.”
They had launched scores of attacks on shipping after Israel’s war with Hamas began in late 2023, saying they were acting in solidarity with Palestinians.
But on 12 March, the Houthis said their threat to attack Israeli ships would remain in effect until Israel reapproved the delivery of aid and food into Gaza.
