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April 21, 2025 | News Desk
The administration of US President Donald Trump announced a significant military offensive against the rebel organization in March.
The US air strikes on Yemen's capital killed 12 people and injured 30 others, according to the Houthi rebels.
The strikes targeted Sanaa's Attan, which has been under rebel control since 2014, as well as a sanitation facility in the Asir neighborhood, Houthi media reported on Sunday.
The strikes also targeted the Furwah neighborhood and a popular market in the Shoub region, according to Houthi media.
A request for comment was not immediately responded to by the US Central Command.
The strikes come a day after the US launched 13 missiles on Hodeidah's port and airport, and three days after its bloodiest attack yet, which targeted the Ras Isa port in Hodeidah, killing at least 80 people and injuring more than 150.
Washington has carried out almost daily air raids on Houthi-held regions in Yemen.
More than 200 people have died since US President Donald Trump's administration launched a significant military attack against the Houthis in March.
The Trump administration has stated that the strikes are intended to put an end to the group's threats to ships in the Red Sea, a crucial international trade route.
Since November 2023, the Houthis have reportedly launched over 100 attacks against vessels they claim are related to Israel, in reaction to Israel's war on Gaza and in solidarity with Palestinians.
Houthi attacks have halted shipping through the Suez Canal, a crucial canal that regularly transports around 12% of global shipping traffic, forcing many corporations to use costly alternative routes via the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.
During a two-month cease-fire in Gaza earlier this year, the Houthis stopped attacking shipping channels. However, they vowed to restart strikes once Israel renewed its assault on the beleaguered enclave last month.
The Houthis, also known as Ansar Allah or "supporters of God," first developed in the 1990s but gained popularity in 2014 when they captured Sanaa and forced President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi to flee the nation.
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