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US air strikes on Yemen push casualty numbers higher

Sanaa and Saada bore the brunt of the strikes, as the latest bombings added to the growing death toll reported by Houthi authorities

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A man walks through the rubble of a collapsed building at the site of a reported US air strike in Yemen’s Houthi-held capital Sanaa last month. Photo: Getty Images/TNS/AFP
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Suspected US air strikes killed at least four people on Sunday in Yemen’s rebel-held capital Sanaa, the Houthi-run health ministry said, while a bombing video posted by US President Donald Trump suggested casualties in the overall campaign might be higher than the rebels have acknowledged.
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The strikes in Sanaa hit a home and injured 16 other people, the ministry said.

Earlier on Sunday, the Iranian-backed Houthis said suspected US air strikes killed at least two people overnight in rebel stronghold Saada and wounded nine others. Footage aired by the Houthis’ al-Masirah satellite news channel showed a strike collapsing what appeared to be a two-storey building. The rebels aired no footage from inside the building, which they described as a solar-power shop.

The intense campaign of US air strikes targeting the rebels over their attacks on shipping in Middle East waters – related to the Israel-Gaza war – has killed at least 69 people, according to casualty figures released by the Houthis.

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The Houthis have not acknowledged any casualties among their security and military leadership – something challenged after an online video posted by Trump.

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