[News] Several martyred, injured in US-UK aggression on Yemeni cities

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Several martyred, injured in US-UK aggression on Yemeni cities
Al Mayadeen English
March 15, 2025
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The assault comes as Yemen enforces a ban on Israeli ships entering
designated zones in response to the Israeli regime's siege on Gaza.

   - [image: Oil tanks burn at the port in Hodeidah following Israeli
   airstrike, Yemen, Saturday, July 20, 2024]
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   Oil tanks burn at a port in Hodeidah following Israeli airstrike, Yemen,
   Saturday, July 20, 2024 (*AP*)

An aggression targeted Yemen, striking the capital Sanaa several times on
Saturday following the reinstatement of Yemen's ban on Israeli ships
passing through designated areas.

Several air raids launched by the US-UK coalition of aggression targeted a
residential neighborhood in the Sha'ub district, north of the capital, *Al
Mayadeen*'s correspondent reported.

The aggression, according to the Yemeni Health Ministry spokesman, Anis
al-Asbahi, who spoke with *Al Mayadeen*, led to the martyrdom of 13
civilians and the injury of nine others, mostly in serious condition, in a
preliminary toll of the US-British aggression airstrikes.

Meanwhile, Civil Defense teams continue their rescue operations in the area
affected by the US-British aggression north of Sanaa, according to the
Yemeni Security Media Center.

US military sources revealed that US warplanes took off from the aircraft
carrier USS Harry Truman in the Red Sea to launch raids on Yemeni sites.

Officials in Washington and the Middle East were bracing on Saturday for a
counterattack by Yemen's Ansar Allah.

Later, our correspondent reported that the US-British aggression against
Yemen has renewed, targeting the northern city of Saada, in the north of
the country, amid continued airstrikes.

Shortly after, Saada came under attack again with a series of airstrikes by
US-UK aircraft, as reported by our correspondent, followed by an
American-British aggression targeting the outskirts of Dhamar city and Ans
district, east of Dhamar Governorate and another targeting al-Bayda
Governorate in central Yemen, with a US official telling *Reuters *that US
strikes against Yemen will last days and possibly even weeks.

Soon after midnight, *Al Mayadeen*'s correspondent reported that a US
airstrike targeted a quarry to the east of Dhamar city. Another eight
airstrikes launched by US-UK warplanes targeted the al-Bayda Governorate.

According to our correspondent, an initial toll has found that at least 15
civilians, mostly women and children, were either martyred or injured in
the strikes that targeted Quzha in northern Saada. In the same governorate,
a civilian was martyred and another was injured due to an airstrike that
targeted a residential area in Azla al-Sha'af.
Latest updated toll

At 2:15 AM (local time), an updated toll showed that 39 civilians were
killed or injured in the US-UK aggression on the governorates of Sanaa and
Saada.
Trump announces strikes, promises 'overwhelming lethal force'

US President Donald Trump announced launching military strikes against
Yemen's Ansar Allah on Saturday over the group's operations in the Red Sea,
warning "hell will rain down upon you" if they did not stop targeting
Israeli and Israeli-affiliated commercial vessels and US warships active in
the region.

Trump also warned Iran that it needed to immediately stop supporting the
group, promising that if it threatened the United States, "America will
hold you fully accountable and, we won’t be nice about it!"

"The Houthi attack on American vessels will not be tolerated. We will use
overwhelming lethal force until we have achieved our objective," Trump
wrote in a Truth Social post.

"Your time is up, and your attacks must stop, starting today. If they
don't, hell will rain down upon you like nothing you have ever seen
before," Trump audaciously said, threatening Ansar Allah over its support
for Gaza.

*The New York Times *earlier cited two US officials as saying that
Washington is planning to launch airstrikes on several targets in Yemen.

The *NYT *reported that the United States started large-scale military
strikes against "dozens of targets" in Yemen, noting that US President
Trump ordered airstrikes on alleged "radars, air defenses, and missile and
drone systems", however, *Al Mayadeen*'s correspondent reported that
several airstrikes by the US-UK coalition of aggression targeted a
residential neighborhood in al-Jarf north of Sanaa, resulting in civilian
casualties.

US officials pointed out that the strikes allegedly targeting the Yemeni
Armed Forces' arsenal could last for several days and intensify in scope
and scale depending on the Yemeni forces' retaliatory response.

This comes four days after the Yemeni Armed Forces announced a resumption
on banning all Israeli ships from specified areas in the Red Sea, Arab Sea,
as well as Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Aden Gulf, with the Yemeni Armed
Forces spokesperson Yahya Saree warning that any Israeli ships that violate
this ban will be attacked.
Yemen vows military action against 'Israel'

Yemen has pledged to take action against "Israel"
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 after it refused to lift the blockade on military aid to Gaza, aiming to
pressure the occupation into ending the siege, while a senior Yemeni
military source told* Al Mayadeen* on March 11 that "Israel" had failed to
comply with the agreement and did not lift the siege on Gaza, emphasizing
that Yemen's next steps will be determined by this violation.

The source confirmed that the army, along with all its military formations,
has finalized its preparations and remains in a state of readiness for
orders, adding that Yemen's naval operations are centered on breaking the
blockade and securing the delivery of aid to Gaza.

The leader of the Yemeni Ansar Allah movement, Sayyed Abdul-Malik
al-Houthi, declared on March 9 that military operations targeting
Israeli-linked vessels would resume
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 if humanitarian aid does not reach Gaza within the four-day deadline he
had set last week.

Previously, Sayyed Abdul-Malik set a four-day deadline
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 on March 7 for mediators to ensure the entry of humanitarian aid into
Gaza, warning that if the Israeli occupation continued to obstruct aid
deliveries, naval operations targeting Israeli-linked vessels would resume.

Despite this, "Israel" continued to impose its siege on Gaza, starting with
the blocking of humanitarian aid from entering the strip on March 2, and
most recently cutting the electricity supply from Gaza
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according to the Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen.
Yemen resumes ban on Israeli ships

Previously, Sayyed
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 al-Houthi
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 said Sanaa was continuously monitoring and observing developments in Gaza
amid the Israeli occupation's complete evasion of its commitments to the
ceasefire agreement.

In a late February speech, Sayyed al-Houthi also revealed that Yemen was
prepared to intervene militarily had Trump carried out his threat to
restart the war on Gaza if Hamas did not release the Israeli captives.

"Yemen remains steadfast in its support for the Palestinian people and
Resistance factions in confronting Israel’s attempts to evade the ceasefire
agreement and its second phase," al-Houthi emphasized, warning that if the
war is reignited in Gaza, "the entire Zionist entity, starting with
occupied Yafa, will come under fire," amid the Yemeni support and military
intervention.

Sayyed al-Houthi reiterated his stance on March 7, giving mediators a
four-day deadline to ensure the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza,
warning that if the Israeli occupation continues to block aid deliveries,
naval operations against Israeli-linked vessels will resume.

Al-Houthi accused the Israeli occupation of delaying its commitments under
the Gaza ceasefire agreement, particularly concerning humanitarian
provisions. He stated that while Hamas had fully honored its obligations,
the occupation had failed to uphold its side
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 of the deal.

"The humanitarian aspect of the agreement includes clear obligations with
guarantees from mediators, yet Israel is trying to evade them," he said.

Sayyed al-Houthi also condemned intensified Israeli attacks in the occupied
West Bank and al-Quds, highlighting the role of Israeli settlers in
escalating violence against Palestinians. He criticized US support for the
Israeli occupation under President Donald Trump, saying Washington’s
backing had emboldened the regime's policies of displacement and aggression
against Palestinians.
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