US air strikes on Yemen's Ras Isa oil port have reportedly killed at least 74 people and injured over 100, marking a significant escalation in military action against the Iran-backed Houthis. The Houthis claimed the strike specifically targeted civilian workers, while the US Central Command justified the action as a means to disrupt funding for the Houthi rebels. This incident underscores the complexity of the ongoing conflict in Yemen, highlighting the tensions between military objectives and civilian safety amidst a protracted civil war.
In a statement released on Friday, US Central Command defended the attack, saying American forces had struck to "eliminate this source of fuel for the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists and deprive them of illegal revenue that has funded Houthi efforts to terrorise the entire region for over 10 years."
This completely unjustified aggression represents a flagrant violation of Yemen's sovereignty and independence and a direct targeting of the entire Yemeni people," the Houthis said in a statement carried by the SABA news agency.
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