US airstrikes hit the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Sunday night, hitting shops in the Sha’ub District and injuring 14 civilians, Yemen’s Al Masirah TV has reported.
A total of three US airstrikes were reported in Sanaa, and other US attacks hit the Al Jawf province. According to Yemen’s SABA news agency, the US also struck the Ras Isa fuel port in the Red Sea province of Hodeidah, which was the site of major US airstrikes on April 17 that killed 80 civilians.
Also on Sunday, the Foreign Ministry of the Houthi-led Yemeni government warned of potential escalation against the US if airstrikes continue.
According to SABA, the ministry said the “continued US targeting of civilians and civilian objects will push Yemen to engage in potentially escalatory military options that will have a significant impact on the United States and the usurping Zionist entity.”
Earlier in the day, the Houthis, officially known as Ansar Allah, fired a missile that struck the Ben Gurion International Airport in Israel. The incident marked the first time a Houthi missile made it past Israeli air defenses since the Yemeni group restarted attacks in response to Israel restarting its bombing campaign in Gaza on March 18.
The US has launched over 1,000 strikes on Yemen since March 15, which have failed to deter the Houthis but have taken a significant toll on civilians, killing over 200. The US has lost seven MQ-9 Reaper drones to Yemeni air defenses in recent weeks, and a F/A-18 fighter jet fell overboard from the aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman during a Houthi attack in the Red Sea.
