Basmi Militant Houthi, Amerika Serang Ports Of Hodeidah And Al Jawf Yemen

United States fighter jets/PHOTO via Instagram @usairforce

JAKARTA - The United States launched a new airstrike in Yemen on Monday, which expanded its largest US military operations in the Middle East since President Donald Trump took office.

In response to the threat of Iran's sided Houthi movement against international shipping, the US launched a new wave of airstrikes on Saturday last week.

Meanwhile, on Monday, March 17, the port city of the Red Sea, Hodeidah, and the province of Al Jawf, north of the capital Sanaa, were targeted, Houthi's Al Masirah TV said.

53 people were killed in the attack,' said Annees Alsbahi, a spokesman for the Houthi-led health ministry, on Sunday.

Five children and two women were among the victims and 98 injured, Alsbahi via upload X.

The Houthis, the armed movement that has controlled large parts of Yemen over the past decade, have launched a number of attacks on ships off its coast since November 2023, which disrupted global trade.

US operations to intercept missiles and unmanned aircraft have consumed US air defense supplies.

The attack on Yemen comes as Washington increases the pressure of sanctions on Iran while trying to bring it to the negotiating table regarding its nuclear program.

Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi said on Sunday militants would target US ships in the Red Sea as long as the US continues to attack Yemen.

"If they continue their aggression, we will continue to escalate," he said in a televised address.

The political bureau of the Houthi movement described US attacks as "war crimes."

While Moscow urged Washington to stop it. Houthi military spokesman, without providing evidence, said in a televised statement on Monday morning that the group had launched a second attack on US carrier USS Harry S.