US Strikes Targets in Yemen's Capital and Other Provinces in New Airstrike Offensive

Another US round of airstrikes struck Yemen's capital, Sanaa, wounding at least nine people, including seven women and two children.

The airstrikes were directed against a building site in the Geraf district of Sanaa, damaging nearby residential buildings and injuring civilians who had taken refuge in a neighboring building, Xinhua reported, citing Houthi-controlled al-Masirah TV.

The attack is the second US bombing in the region this week, following earlier attacks last Saturday that killed 53 individuals and wounded 98 others, including children and women, according to Houthi-held health officials.

Wednesday's airstrikes also hit other areas, with al-Masirah TV reporting further airstrikes against Houthi-held areas across provinces like Saada, al-Bayda, Hodeidah, and al-Jawf.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Houthi movement took responsibility for firing cruise missiles at the USS Harry Truman in the Red Sea, their fourth such attack within the last 72 hours.

The Houthis have declared that their sea-based attacks are targeting only Israeli-associated ships, as a means of pressuring Israel to end its Gaza offensive and permit humanitarian assistance to enter the Palestinian enclave.

The US military, which started bombing Houthi targets on Saturday, has announced that its operations are aimed at protecting global shipping routes.

US President Donald Trump made a threat on Saturday to the Houthis, telling them to stop their attacks or they would suffer dire retribution, saying, "Hell will rain down upon you like nothing you have ever seen before."

Earlier on Wednesday, the Houthi movement said that it had effectively hit the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea for the fourth time in 72 hours. Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea confirmed the attack was carried out with cruise missiles and drones, saying that it had successfully repelled a "hostile US air attack."