America targets Houthis, at least 31 die in offensive

A White House official on Sunday said a wave of United States air strikes on Yemen killed senior Houthi rebel leaders.

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Attacks on the rebel-held capital Sanaa as well as Saada, Al-Bayda and Radaa killed at least 31 people and wounded IOI, “most of whom were children and women", Houthi health ministry spokesperson Anis Al-Asbahi said.

US President Donald Trump said he had ordered on Saturday night’s strikes and threatened more if the rebels kept up their attacks on Red Sea and Gulf of Aden shipping.

Houthis said they launched an attack on a United States aircraft carrier in the Red Sea on Sunday, hours after Washington hit the rebels with deadly strikes.

“In response to this (US) aggression, the armed forces conducted a military operation... targeting the US aircraft carrier USS Harry Truman and its accompanying warships”, the group said in a statement, adding it had launched 18 missiles and a drone.

The United States will keep attacking Houthis until they end attacks on shipping, the US defense secretary said on Sunday.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Fox News, “The minute the Houthis say we'll stop shooting at your ships, we'll stop shooting at your drones, this campaign will end, but until then it will be unrelenting.”