Houthi TV Reports: U.S. Airstrike on Sanaa Results in at Least 1 Death, 15 Injuries

At least one person has died, and 15 others have been injured in an incident in the U.S.

Houthi TV Reports: U.S. Airstrike on Sanaa Results in at Least 1 Death, 15 Injuries
A U.S. airstrike targeting a residential building in Yemen's Houthi-held capital, Sanaa, resulted in at least one death and 15 injuries on Sunday night, as reported by Houthi-run al-Masirah TV.

According to initial reports, "three children and two women" were among the injured from the strike, which occurred in the Asr neighborhood, a western suburb of Sanaa, citing a source from the Houthi-controlled health authorities.

Local residents described the assault as "very violent," and rescue teams were noted to be searching for possible survivors amidst the debris.

The U.S. military has not yet provided a statement on the incident.

Earlier in the day, al-Masirah TV reported that the U.S. military, stationed in the Red Sea, had conducted additional airstrikes in Yemen's northern province of Saada, targeting areas surrounding the central city, which is a Houthi stronghold, though no further details were given.

These airstrikes were reported just hours after the Houthis claimed to have launched fresh attacks on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the northern Red Sea, as well as on Ben Gurion airport in central Israel. The latter attack was reportedly intercepted by the Israeli army.

In the same day, the U.S. military executed a series of airstrikes on Houthi-controlled regions, including the airport in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, with no casualties reported.

This exchange of hostilities is occurring amid an ongoing air campaign initiated by U.S. forces in mid-March against Houthi-held territories in Yemen. The Houthi group, which has dominated northern Yemen since the onset of a civil war in 2014, has pledged to continue targeting Israeli sites in solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza and as a response to what it describes as "American aggression."

Sanya Singh for TROIB News