Overnight US airstrikes that hit targets near the Yemeni capital of Sanaa killed at least two people and wounded two more, Yemen’s SABA news agency reported on Thursday.
The report said the casualties were caused by US attacks on a stone quarry in the village of Khawlan outside Sanaa. Yemen’s Al Masirah TV reported nearly 20 US airstrikes hitting areas on the outskirts of Sanaa.
Early Friday morning, more US airstrikes were reported on Sanaa, including two on the city’s international airport, and seven US strikes were reported in the northern Saada province.
On Thursday, the Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, announced attacks on Israel and US warships. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said that Yemeni forces fired a missile at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport and one at a military target near Jaffa.
The Israeli military said that the two missiles were intercepted by Israeli air defenses. Some shrapnel landed in Israel, and sirens sounded across central Israel, but no casualties were reported.
Regarding the attack on US warships, Saree said that Yemeni forces targeted a group of “enemy warships” led by the aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman with a “number of ballistic and cruise missiles and drones.”
The US military hasn’t been sharing details about attacks on US warships in the region, but so far, there’s no indication any Houthi missiles or drones have gotten past the US Navy’s air defense systems.
The Pentagon also hasn’t been publishing any information about its strikes on Yemen. According to The New York Times, the last time the US military shared any details about its strikes on Yemen was a statement about the first day of bombing, which occurred on March 15.
Despite the lack of transparency, it’s clear that the Trump administration’s bombing campaign against Yemen has had a heavy civilian toll. The Yemen Data Project said in a report on Tuesday that at least 25 civilians were killed in just the first week, more than were killed by US-UK strikes on Yemen from January 2024 to 2025 under the Biden administration.
