US air strikes on Yemen kill four, wound two

At least four people have been killed and two others wounded in US air strikes on the Yemeni cities of Sana’a and Saada.

One of the strikes reportedly hit a military supply site west of the capital, Sana’a. Washington has ramped up its bombing campaign against Yemen’s Houthis in recent weeks, claiming it is targeting the group’s military infrastructure.

The Houthis have dismissed US claims that its air strikes are hitting military targets in Yemen, calling them a “complete lie and slander.”

“The pictures, scenes, evidence, types of victims, and testimonies of survivors from the targeted sites confirm that it is targeting residential neighbourhoods and innocent civilians,” the government said in a statement.

It added that the attacks provide “conclusive evidence that the US is deliberately taking the lives of defenceless civilians and destroying the capabilities of our people.”

The Houthis, who say their attacks on Red Sea shipping are in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, have vowed retaliation.