Strikes hit Houthi stronghold in Yemen’s Sanaa
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Strikes hit a Houthi stronghold in Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Wednesday, three residents told reporters.
The strikes hit a neighborhood close to the capital’s airport, the residents said.
The strikes come after the US launched a wave of strikes in areas of Yemen controlled by the Iran-aligned Houthis, who said last week they were resuming attacks on Red Sea shipping to support Palestinians in Gaza.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Yemen’s Houthi rebels “will be completely annihilated,” warning Tehran against continuing aid for the group amid an ongoing US military campaign against them.
“Iran must stop the sending of these Supplies IMMEDIATELY. Let the Houthis fight it out themselves. Either way they lose, but this way they lose quickly,” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.
On the other hand, malnutrition is growing in Yemen with needs outpacing current treatment capacity, medical charity MSF said on Wednesday, in a statement appealing for greater financial support following a decline in humanitarian funding for the country. Admissions for malnutrition in Yemen remain alarmingly high, MSF said.
“If we don’t act now by boosting nutrition programs, ensuring affordable transport to health facilities ... then we risk an even greater surge of malnutrition in the months ahead,” said Himedan Mohammed, head of operations for MSF Middle East.
The organisation said it was unable to meet all the needs despite scaling up treatment capacity, and called for financial support following “sudden and drastic reductions” in humanitarian funding to Yemen.
The Houthis, who have taken control of most of Yemen over the past decade, said last week they would resume attacks on Israeli ships after weeks of relative calm in the Red Sea following a Gaza ceasefire in January.
Under the leadership of Abdul Malik Al-Houthi, the force has grown to number tens of thousands and has built a sophisticated arsenal of drones and ballistic missiles.
Since airstrikes started under former US President Joe Biden’s administration, the group has moved its weapons away from known military sites, Yemeni sources said.
They established new trenches and bunkers to avoid being targeted by the US, but the latest US campaign has targeted the newly established sites and forced the Houthi leadership into hiding, the sources told Reuters.
The leaders have switched off or discarded their mobile phones to avoid detection, cutting off communications.
Agencies
