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21 Mar 2025, 03:45 GMT+10
People inspect the site after U.S. airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, on March 20, 2025. A new round of U.S. airstrikes struck Yemen's capital Sanaa on Wednesday evening, wounding at least nine people, including seven women and two children, according to Houthi-run al-Masirah TV. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)SANAA, March 20 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. military launched fresh airstrikes on Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah and the northern Saada province, both of which are strongholds of the Houthis, on Thursday evening, according to Houthi-run al-Masirah TV.It was reported that four U.S. airstrikes targeted the Alkateeb coastal area on the northwestern outskirts of Hodeidah, where several military complexes are located.Meanwhile, the U.S. military struck the al-Asayed area in Saada for the second time since early morning.The airstrikes coincided with the Israeli military's interception of a missile from Yemen, which triggered air raid sirens in Jerusalem and parts of the occupied West Bank.Photo taken with a cellphone on March 19, 2025 shows smoke and fire rising from a neighborhood following an airstrike in Sanaa, Yemen. A new round of U.S. airstrikes struck Yemen's capital Sanaa on Wednesday evening, wounding at least nine people, including seven women and two children, according to Houthi-run al-Masirah TV. (Str/Xinhua)Earlier in the day, Houthis claimed that they attacked Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv with a long-range ballistic missile in the morning, saying it aimed to force Israel to stop its war on Gaza, reopen border crossings, and allow humanitarian aid into the enclave.The Houthi group also launched strikes against the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the northern Red Sea early Thursday, marking the fifth such strike since Saturday.The U.S. military has resumed air attacks on Houthi targets since Saturday, claiming its campaign aims to protect international shipping. The new round of U.S. airstrikes has killed dozens of people, according to Houthi-run health authorities.The Houthi rebel group controls a large swath of Yemen, including the strategic Hodeidah port, after a civil war broke out in 2014.
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