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The United States has carried out another round of airstrikes against the Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Some shit you should know before you read: If you’re unaware, the Houthi rebels have been targeting commercial cargo ships in the Red Sea and launching missile attacks toward Israel. These actions have severely disrupted global shipping routes and heightened tensions in the already tense region. Since November 2023, the Iran-backed group has targeted over 100 vessels, sinking two and killing four sailors, prompting major shipping companies to reroute vessels around the southern tip of Africa—a detour that significantly increases transit times and costs. The economic impact has been substantial, with global supply chains strained and shipping insurance premiums rising. In response to these escalating attacks, President Trump ordered an intensification of US airstrikes against Houthi positions, aiming to degrade their missile capabilities and deter further assaults on international shipping. The Houthis claim they are targeting ships in protest of Israel’s military actions in Gaza.
What’s going on now: According to Houthi media, the US launched a fresh wave of airstrikes overnight into Monday, hitting multiple targets in and around Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, as well as in the Hajjah province. The strikes reportedly killed at least three people and wounded twelve others. One of the strikes targeted a pickup truck in Hajjah, killing two individuals and injuring a child, marking the first publicly known instance of a US strike directly hitting a vehicle in this latest campaign.
The Houthis claim that the air campaign, which has intensified since March 15, has now killed at least 61 people. Despite the rising death toll, the group has vowed to continue its resistance and retaliatory strikes, claiming that “American aggression” will not deter their operations in support of Gaza.
Houthi officials have also accused the US and Israel of jointly targeting their infrastructure and leadership, pointing to what they call an “unrelenting” effort to eliminate their command structure and missile capabilities.
This all comes as Israel has praised the strikes, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calling them a “major shift” in deterrence strategy. According to Israeli intelligence and reports from Channel 12 News, the joint Israeli-American strikes have significantly degraded the Houthis’ missile-launch capabilities. A large portion of their ballistic missile launchers have been destroyed, and their ability to manufacture new missiles remains limited—only a few are reportedly produced each month.
