The death toll from US airstrikes targeting the Houthis in Yemen has reached 21 and 24 wounded in the capital, Sana'a, and Sa'dah, according to media outlets affiliated with the group.
US forces began intensive attacks on Saturday evening against targets and positions of the Houthi group, which is allied with Iran and designated a terrorist organization by the US. These attacks are still ongoing, targeting the governorates of Sana'a, Sa'dah, Dhamar, Al-Bayda, Marib, and Hajjah.
Sources affiliated with the Houthi group reported that 11 people were killed and 15 others were wounded, including women and children, in airstrikes targeting the Qahza and Sahar areas in Sa'dah governorate.
The group's Ministry of Health also announced the death of 13 people and the injury of nine others, a preliminary toll from the US airstrikes targeting Sana'a.
The correspondent reported that one of the US airstrikes hit a power station in the city of Dahyan and its suburbs in Saada Governorate in the north of the country, causing a power outage, according to Houthi media.
A US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters that US military strikes against the Houthi group could continue for days or even weeks.
President Donald Trump announced the start of the operation earlier on Saturday, warning that Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea must stop or "you will see hell like you've never seen before."
"Your time is up, and your attacks must stop starting today," Trump said in a post on Truth Social. "If you don't, you will see hell like you've never seen before."
Trump warned Iran, the Houthis' main backer, against its continued support for the Houthis, saying that if Iran threatens the United States, "America will hold you fully accountable, and we won't be kind about it!"
The Houthis launched dozens of attacks on ships beginning in November 2023, claiming they were in solidarity with Palestinians during Israel's war on Hamas in Gaza.
During that period, the group sank two ships, seized another, and killed at least four sailors in attacks that disrupted global shipping, forcing companies to divert their voyages to a longer, more expensive route around South Africa.
Last week, the Houthis threatened to resume their naval attacks if Israel did not lift its blockade of aid to the Gaza Strip within four days.
In January, Trump redesignated the group as a foreign terrorist organization, aiming to impose tougher economic sanctions in response to its attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and on U.S. warships defending the vital maritime area.
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