U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels kill at least one person; wounds others: Rebel-controlled news agency

U.S. airstrikes in Yemen target Houthi rebels, escalating conflict and threatening maritime trade, Israel, and Iran.

The U.S. airstrikes targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels pounded sites across the country into Monday (March 24, 2025), with the group saying the one attack in the capital killed at least one person and wounded more than a dozen others.

The American strikes entered its 10th day without a sign of stopping, part of a campaign by U.S. President Donald Trump targeting the rebel group that threatens maritime trade and Israel while also trying to pressure Iran, the Houthis' main benefactor.

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So far, the U.S. has not offered any specifics on the sites it is striking, though Mr. Trump's national security advisor Mike Waltz claimed the attacks have “taken out key Houthi leadership, including their head missileer.” That's something so far that's not been acknowledged by the Houthis, though the rebels have downplayed their losses in the past and exaggerated their attacks attempting to target American warships.

“We’ve hit their headquarters," Waltz told CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday (March 23, 2025). "We’ve hit communications nodes, weapons factories and even some of their over-the-water drone production facilities.”

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An apparent U.S. strike on Sunday (March 23, 2025) hit a building in a western neighbourhood of Yemen's capital, Sanaa, killing at least one person and wounding 13 others, the rebel-controlled SABA news agency said, citing health officials. Footage released by the rebels showed the rubble of a collapsed building and pools of blood staining the gray dust covering the ground.