DUBAI, April 28. /TASS/. The US Air Force has launched strikes on the city of Saada in northwestern Yemen, the Houthi-controlled Al Masirah TV channel reported.
According to its information, the shelling targeted a detention center for migrants from African countries. The TV channel pointed out that dozens of people were killed and injured. The building of the center is in flames. Civil defense forces are now working at the site, trying to extinguish the fire and save the people inside.
Meanwhile, Lebanon's Al Mayadeen TV reported that hospitals in Saada are overflowing with victims.
Earlier, eight people were reported killed in US airstrikes on the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. Three residential buildings were hit. Among the victims are women and children. In addition, air raids were carried out on targets in the Amran and al-Jawf governorates.
With the conflict in the Gaza Strip escalating, the Ansar Allah (Houthi) movement announced that it would carry out attacks on Israeli territory and block pro-Israeli ships from passing through the waters of the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait until Tel Aviv halted its military operation in the Palestinian enclave. The Houthi attacks stopped after the Gaza ceasefire was imposed in mid-January 2025, but after the ceasefire collapsed in early March, the rebels first announced a resumption of attacks on Israeli ships in the Red Sea and then resumed attempts to attack targets inside Israel with missiles.
On March 15, the US, under orders from President Donald Trump, began launching massive strikes against targets of the Houthis, who control about a third of Yemen's territory. According to the US Central Command, the operation is aimed at protecting American interests and ensuring freedom of navigation. In response, Ansar Allah launched a series of missile and drone attacks on the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier in the northern Red Sea. There was no information on damage to the ship as a result of the attacks.