Houthis vow to retaliate after U.S. strikes on Yemen kill at least 31

At least 31 people have been killed and 101 injured after the United States launched a series of airstrikes on Yemen on Saturday, according to the Houthi health ministry, as a rebel spokesperson told NBC News that the group would respond with “more escalation.”

At least 31 people have been killed and 101 injured after the United States launched a series of airstrikes on Yemen on Saturday, according to the Houthi health ministry, as a rebel spokesperson told NBC News that the group would respond with “more escalation.”

President Donald Trump said he ordered the airstrikes on Houthi-held areas of Yemen on Saturday and promised to use “overwhelming lethal force” until the rebel group ceased attacks on shipping along a vital maritime corridor.

The Houthis, an Iran-backed militia that has taken over part of Yemen, including its capital, Sanaa, began launching missiles and drones and pursuing other attacks against shipping vessels in response to the war in Gaza.

The group reported explosions Saturday evening in Sanaa and Saada, the Houthi stronghold near the Saudi border.

Footage broadcast on Yemeni TV and published by The Associated Press showed vast destruction, with people searching for survivors as a bulldozer shifted rubble and ambulances arrived at the scene of the wreckage.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/houthis-vow-retaliate-us-strikes-death-toll-rcna196605

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