Dozens of US airstrikes were reported in Yemen on Tuesday night as there’s no end in sight to the daily US bombing campaign, which has failed to deter the Houthis.
The Yemeni news agency SABA reported 15 US airstrikes in the Hodeidah province, which hit Kamran Island in the Red Sea. SABA also reported 13 US airstrikes in the northern Saada province.
An unspecified number of US airstrikes also hit the Amran province, which neighbors Saada. On Tuesday morning, SABA reported US airstrikes in the provinces of Marib and Jawf.
The US military has shared virtually no details about its bombing campaign or about Houthi attacks on US warships in the region. All US Central Command said on Tuesday was that the aircraft carriers USS Harry Truman and USS Carl Vinson, which recently arrived in the region, were launching “24/7 strikes” against Yemen.
The Yemeni Health Ministry said on Monday that since the US began the bombing campaign on March 15, at least 123 Yemenis have been killed, and 247 have been wounded. Many civilians, including women and children, are among the casualties, but the breakdown is unclear.
The Yemen Data Project said in a report on Monday that from March 15 to April 7, it recorded 39 civilians killed and 103 injured by the US bombing campaign. Civilian targets that US airstrikes have hit include residential buildings, water infrastructure, a farm, factories, and a cancer treatment facility.
The Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, have vowed their attacks on Israel and the blockade on Israeli shipping would only stop if there were a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to the Israeli blockade on the Palestinian territory.
A senior member of Ansar Allah’s political bureau has said the Houthis would stop attacks on US warships if the US stopped bombing Yemen. Trump administration officials have claimed they would stop the airstrikes if the Houthis declared they would stop targeting US ships, but there’s no sign the US is considering the offer since the bombing campaign is really about protecting Israel.
