At least 12 killed in U.S. strike on Yemen marketplace

Reuters

A U.S. air strike on a market in Yemen’s capital has killed at least 12 and wounded dozens, amid escalating attacks targeting Houthi-controlled areas.

At least 12 people have been killed and 30 others injured after a U.S. air strike hit a marketplace in a residential neighborhood of Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, according to the Houthi Health Ministry.

Additional air raids were reported late Sunday in the central province of Marib, the western city of Hodeidah, and the northern Houthi stronghold of Saada.

The U.S. military has been conducting near-daily strikes over the past month, claiming it is targeting “Iran-backed Houthi terrorists” to prevent attacks on international shipping in the Gulf.

The latest strikes follow a barrage of 13 U.S. attacks on Hodeidah’s port and airport just a day earlier, and come three days after the deadliest strike so far, which hit Ras Isa port in Hodeidah, killing at least 80 people and injuring more than 150.

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