34.3 C
Delhi
Sunday, June 1, 2025

17 killed in U.S. airstrikes on Yemeni fuel port of Ras Isa: Houthis

Date:

Share post:

Donate-GC-Razorpay

Sanaa: U.S. airstrikes on Yemeni fuel port of Ras Isa on Thursday have killed 17 people and injured dozens more, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported Friday.

It said the victims were workers and employees of the port.

Civil defence and rescue teams are working to extinguish fires at Ras Isa, and taking the injured to hospital.

Previously, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) said in a statement that it struck and destroyed

Ras Isa on Thursday, “to eliminate this source of fuel for” and “degrade the economic source of power of” the Houthis.

A Yemeni local government official told Xinhua that more than five strikes hit the port and partially destroyed it.

In mid-March, U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the U.S. military to launch “decisive and powerful military action” against the Houthis, after the latter announced their plans to resume attacks on Israeli ships in the Red Sea, citing Israel’s blockade of aid to Gaza.

Related articles

Foreigner detained near Army HQ in Shimla; Himachal youth arrested in separate case

Shimla/Dehra: Security agencies have heightened surveillance in Himachal Pradesh after two back-to-back incidents raised national security concerns —...

U.S. SC allows Trump administration ending humanitarian parole for 500,000-plus migrants

New York: U.S. Supreme Court on Friday lifted a federal district court order that kept humanitarian parole protections...

Israel warns Hamas to accept U.S. envoy’s Gaza ceasefire deal “or be destroyed”

Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz on Friday warned Hamas to accept the Gaza ceasefire deal proposed by...

Sudan receives 2.9 mln cholera vaccine doses amid surge in cases: Health Ministry

Khartoum: The Sudanese Ministry of Health announced on Friday that it has received over 2.9 million doses of...