Brigadier Yahya Saree Qasim, the spokesman for Yemen's Houthis, speaks during a protest to denounce US airstrikes on Yemen, in Sanaa on April 18, 2025. (Photo by MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP)
Hodeida, Yemen: US strikes on a Yemeni fuel port killed at least 80 people, Houthi rebels said Friday, in the deadliest attack of Washington's 15-month campaign.
The strikes on Ras Issa aimed to cut off supplies and funds for the rebels that control large swathes of the Arabian Peninsula's poorest country, the US military said.
Images broadcast by a Houthi-run television channel showed large blazes lighting up the night sky following the latest in an intensified barrage of attacks under US President Donald Trump.
Houthi health ministry spokesman Anees Alasbahi said rescuers were still searching for bodies at the fuel terminal on the Red Sea, suggesting the number of dead could rise.
The rebels' Al-Masirah TV, citing local officials, said the toll from the strike had "risen to 80 dead and 150 wounded".
The Houthis later announced missile attacks targeting Israel and two US aircraft carriers. Israel's military said on Friday it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen.
"The American military buildup and continued aggression against our country will only lead to more counterattack and attack operations, clashes and confrontations," Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree told the crowd in Sanaa.
