Houthi media say US strikes hit Yemen’s Kamaran Island
The Yemeni group’s Al Masirah TV has reported “US aggression on Kamaran Island with two strikes”, quoting its correspondent in Hodeidah.
The island is the largest Yemeni one in the Red Sea and is located off the port city of Hodeidah.
Moments earlier, Trump had warned the Houthis and their Iranian backers they would face “real pain” from more attacks should they keep threatening shipping.
Since then, the Houthis have announced attacks targeting US military ships and Israel.
Houthi-held parts of Yemen have witnessed near-daily attacks since Washington launched a campaign against the rebels on March 15 to force them to stop threatening vessels in key maritime routes.
That day saw a wave of US air strikes that officials said killed senior Houthi leaders and that the Health Ministry said killed 53 people.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim US drone downing
Yahya Saree, the military spokesman of the Houthi rebels, says in a statement that air defences shot down a US MQ-9 drone over Yemen’s central province of Marib.
The spokesman said the group continues to “prevent Israeli navigation in the Red and Arabian Seas”.
