Houthi media reports new US strikes in capital after wave of attacks

A man stands amidst the rubble of a collapsed building at the site of a reported US air strike on Yemen's Huthi-held capital Sanaa on March 24, 2025.(AFP)

• Washington on March 15 announced a military offensive against the Iranian-backed Houthis

SANAA: Houthi media said late Wednesday that new US strikes had hit the militia-held capital Sanaa, after earlier reporting 19 American raids elsewhere in Yemen.
“A series of strikes by the US aggression have hit the south and north of the capital,” the Al-Masirah channel said, without providing further details.
The station had earlier reported 17 raids by the United States “on the Saada governorate,” on top of two more on Amran.
The Houthi news agency, Saba, said “the American aggression targeted the Oncology Hospital building in Saada.”
The hospital, which Houthi media said was under construction, was also hit last week.
The Houthi health ministry said two civilians were wounded in the latest hospital attack, which they described as “a full-fledged war crime.”
Early on Wednesday, a Houthi military spokesperson said the group targeted “enemy warships in the Red Sea, led by the US aircraft carrier (USS Harry S.) Truman” blamed for the Yemen strikes.
The militia also claimed a drone attack on Tel Aviv, but did not specify when it occurred. Israel did not report such an attack.
Washington announced a military offensive against the Houthis on March 15, promising to use overwhelming force until the group stopped firing on vessels in the key shipping routes of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
That day saw a wave of US air strikes that officials said killed senior Houthi leaders, and which the militia’s health ministry said killed 53 people.
Since then, Houthi-held parts of Yemen have witnessed near-daily attacks that the group has blamed on the United States, with the militia announcing the targeting of US military ships and Israel.
The Houthis began targeting shipping vessels after the start of the Gaza war, claiming solidarity with Palestinians, but paused their campaign when a ceasefire took effect in Gaza in January.
Earlier this month, they threatened to renew attacks in the vital maritime trade route over Israel’s aid blockade on the Palestinian territory, triggering the first US strikes on Yemen since President Donald Trump took office in January.
Last week, Trump threatened to annihilate the Houthis and warned Tehran against continuing to aid the group.