Suspected U.S. airstrikes killed at least four people Sunday in Yemen’s rebel-held capital Sanaa, the Houthi-run health ministry said, while a bombing video posted by U.S. President Donald Trump suggested casualties in the overall campaign may be higher than the rebels acknowledge.
Arab Emirates — Suspected U.S. airstrikes killed at least four people Sunday in Yemen’s rebel-held capital Sanaa, the Houthi-run health ministry said, while a bombing video posted by U.S. President Donald Trump suggested casualties in the overall campaign may be higher than the rebels acknowledge.
The strikes in Sanaa hit a home and injured 16 other people, the ministry said.
Earlier on Sunday, the Iranian-backed Houthis said suspected U.S. airstrikes killed at least two people overnight in a rebel stronghold Saada and wounded nine others. Footage aired by the Houthis’ al-Masirah satellite news channel showed a strike collapsing what appeared to be a two-story building. The rebels aired no footage from inside the building, which they described as a solar power shop.
The intense campaign of U.S. airstrikes targeting the rebels over their attacks on shipping in Mideast waters — related to the Israel-Hamas war — has killed at least 69 people, according to casualty figures released by the Houthis.
The Houthis have not acknowledged any casualties among their security and military leadership — something challenged after an online video posted by Trump.
Trump bombing footage suggests rebel leaders targeted
Early on Saturday, Trump posted what appeared to be black-and-white video from a drone showing over 70 people gathered in a circle. An explosion detonates during the 25-second video. A massive crater is left in its wake.
“These Houthis gathered for instructions on an attack,” Trump claimed, without offering a location or any other details about the strike.
