US warplanes carry out 35 strikes across Yemen since early Sunday
US warplanes have carried out dozens of strikes across Yemen as the nation’s military forces escalate their operations and naval blockade in response to foreign aggression while continuing their steadfast support for Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Yemen’s al-Masirah television channel said the US had launched 35 strikes since the early hours of Sunday and targeted several Yemeni provinces, including al-Jawf and Marib.
“This escalation comes as the Yemeni Armed Forces continue their strategic attacks against Israeli interests and coalition targets in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, revealing desperate American attempts to undermine the steadfastness of the Yemeni people,” the television channel added.
A security source told the Yemeni News Agency SABA that the US aggression targeted the al-Hazm district in al-Jawf Province with ten airstrikes, and then targeted the Majzar district in Marib Province with three airstrikes.
The US aggression had previously launched five airstrikes on Majzar district in Marib, two airstrikes on Ras Issa in al-Hudaydah province, eight airstrikes on the Takhiya area in Majz district, and three airstrikes on Sahar district in Saada Province.
SABA also said the American warplanes launched on Saturday night six airstrikes on Madghal district in Marib, two airstrikes on Kamaran Island, and one airstrike on al-Salif district in Hudaydah.
Since March 15, the administration of US President Donald Trump has launched daily airstrikes on Yemen and claims to have struck more than 1,000 targets in the Arab country.
The campaign aims to halt the Yemeni military’s strikes on Israeli and Israeli-linked vessels in Red Sea shipping lanes as well as their operations that have been hitting targets deep within the occupied Palestinian territories.
Yemeni forces said on Saturday that they had carried out a fourth missile strike within a 24-hour period against Israeli-occupied territories, leading to the activation of air raid sirens across multiple locations.
Yemen’s Armed Forces spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree confirmed in a statement that Sana’a targeted an Israeli military position south of Tel Aviv in a retaliatory operation early Saturday morning.
Since the onset of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, Yemeni forces have carried out scores of operations in support of the war-hit Gazans, striking targets throughout the occupied Palestinian territories, in addition to targeting Israeli ships or vessels heading towards ports in the occupied territories.
In support of Israel, the US announced the formation of a maritime task force in the Red Sea in December 2023 to protect the passage of vessels bound for the Israeli-occupied territories.
The Yemeni forces responded by ramping up their strikes against strategic and sensitive Israeli and American targets, including the US warships and aircraft carriers that are deployed off Yemen’s coastline.
Pentagon orders USS Truman to remain in Red Sea
Amid ongoing aggression against Yemen, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday ordered the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier to remain in West Asia for an additional week, marking the second extension of its deployment, as reported by The Cradle.
The report said the move maintains the presence of two US aircraft carrier strike groups in the region, which underscores “Washington’s commitment to end Yemeni attacks on Israeli-linked ships transiting the Red Sea.”
The USS Truman and its strike group, currently in the Red Sea, were initially scheduled to return home to Norfolk, Virginia, last month. However, the deployment was extended in late March as part of an intensified airstrikes campaign against Yemen.
The USS Carl Vinson, based in San Diego, has also been operating in the Gulf of Aden with its strike group.
