DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) 鈥� U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen鈥檚 capital killed 12 people and wounded 30 others, the said early Monday.
The deaths mark the latest in targeting the rebels. The U.S. military鈥檚 Central Command declined to answer questions about the strike or discuss civilian casualties from its campaign.
The Houthis described the strike as hitting the Farwa neighborhood market in Sanaa鈥檚 Shuub district. That area has been targeted before by the Americans.
Footage aired by the Houthis' al-Masirah satellite news channel showed damage to vehicles and buildings in the area, with screaming onlookers holding what appeared to be a dead child. Others wailed on stretchers heading into a hospital
Strikes overnight into Monday also hit other areas of the country, including Yemen's Amran, Hodeida, Marib and Saada governorates.
The strikes come after last week, killing at least 74 people and wounding 171 others.
The strikes follow in Rome between the U.S. and Iran over Tehran鈥檚 , which Washington has linked to its attacks in Yemen.
The U.S. is targeting the Houthis because of the group鈥檚 attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, a crucial global trade route, and on Israel. The Houthis are the last militant group in Iran鈥檚 self-described 鈥淎xis of Resistance鈥� that is capable of regularly attacking Israel.
The new U.S. operation against the Houthis under Trump appears than attacks on the group were under President Joe Biden, found. The new campaign started after the rebels again over Israel blocking aid from entering the Gaza Strip.
From November 2023 until this January, the Houthis targeted more than 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two of them and That has greatly reduced the flow of trade through the Red Sea corridor, which typically sees $1 trillion of goods move through it. The Houthis also launched attacks targeting American warships without success.
Assessing the toll of the month-old U.S. airstrike campaign has been difficult because the military hasn鈥檛 released information about the attacks, including what was targeted and how many people were killed. The Houthis, meanwhile, strictly control access to attacked areas and don鈥檛 publish complete information on the strikes, many of which likely have targeted military and security sites.
Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
