At least 14 people were injured early Monday morning after new airstrikes launched by the United States against Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, local doctors reported to the Xinhua news agency. The doctors noted that the victims are residents of the densely populated Shu'ub neighborhood in the east of the city, where the explosions also caused glass breakage in several homes and businesses.
The Al-Masirah channel, controlled by the Houthis, reported that dozens of additional bombings hit various points in Sanaa and the provinces of Hodeidah, Saada, Marib, and Al-Jawf. There are no reported casualties in those areas, as the Houthis rarely reveal their losses.
The latest wave of airstrikes occurred hours after the Houthis announced late Sunday that they would carry out new attacks against Ben Gurion International Airport, Israel's main one, warning international airlines to avoid the area. On the same morning, a Houthi ballistic missile exploded near the airport, injuring eight people and leaving a 25-meter diameter crater just meters from the control tower, according to Israeli media.
The Houthis, who control much of northern Yemen, have launched attacks against Israel since November 2023 in what they describe as an act of solidarity with the Palestinian people amid the conflict in Gaza. The group reiterated that it would halt offensives if Israel ceased its military operation in Gaza and allowed humanitarian aid into the coastal enclave.
In response, the United States intensified airstrikes against Houthi positions with the aim of deterring the group and weakening its military capacity. On March 15, Washington expanded its air campaign, leading the Houthis to launch retaliatory attacks against U.S. aircraft carriers and warships in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea.
