Yemen's Houthi rebels accuse US of bombing capital, airport road

Yemen’s Houthi rebels blamed Washington on Monday for around ten bombings in and around the capital, Sanaa, as the US continues its assault against the Iran-backed army.

The Houthi-run Saba news agency claimed two US strikes on Arbaeen Street in the city and another on the airport road, after previously reporting two strikes blamed on “American aggression” and a series of preceding bombardments on Sanaa.

According to Saba, the Houthi administration’s health ministry reported 14 injuries in the Sawan area.

An AFP correspondent heard loud explosions in the capital, which the Houthis have been controlling since 2014.

The bombing comes after a Houthi assault on Washington’s ally Israel, which targeted the perimeter of the country’s largest airport on Sunday.

Eight people were wounded in US strikes on Sanaa in late April, according to the rebels, who also reported strikes in other parts of the country, including their stronghold Saada in the north.

The Houthis, who control swathes of Yemen, have launched missiles and drones targeting Israel and Red Sea shipping throughout the Gaza war, saying they act in solidarity with Palestinians.

The Yemeni rebels had paused their attacks during a recent two-month ceasefire in the Gaza war.

But in March, they threatened to resume attacks on international shipping over Israel’s aid blockade on the Gaza Strip.

The move triggered a response from the US military, which began hammering the rebels with near-daily air strikes starting March 15 in a bid to keep them from threatening shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

US strikes on the rebels began under former president Joe Biden, but intensified under his successor Donald Trump.

Since March, the United States says it has struck more than 1,000 targets in Yemen.