ANKARA

The Yemeni Houthi group on Friday said that seven civilians were injured in US airstrikes on several areas in the capital Sanaa.

A statement by the Houthi-run Health Ministry said seven civilians were injured in the US airstrikes on the Al-Tahreer District in central Sanaa.

The group also claimed that civilian properties were damaged in the attack.

According to an Anadolu correspondent, the US warplanes intensified raids on Sanaa and other provinces under the Houthi control.

On March 15, US President Donald Trump said he had ordered a “major offensive” against the Houthis and later threatened to “whip them out completely.”

The Houthi group has been attacking Israeli-linked ships passing through the Red and Arabian seas, the Bab al-Mandab Strait, and the Gulf of Aden with missiles and drones since late 2023, disrupting global trade for what it said is a show of solidarity with the Gaza Strip.

The group halted its attacks when a ceasefire was declared in January between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, but it threatened to resume the attacks when Israel blocked all humanitarian aid into Gaza on March 2.