Washington has carried out air strikes nearly daily since March 15 to try to end the offensive that the Houthis do against civil and military ships
Nearly 40 people died in an attack on a port of oil in western controlled by the Houthis rebels, the press linked to the Pró-strap insurgent group said on Friday (18). The United States Army announced on Thursday the destruction of the Ras Issa oil terminal in the Red Sea, with the aim of cutting a source of fuel supply and financing from the Pro-Lan group. Washington has carried out air strikes almost daily since March 15 to try to end the offensive that the Houthis do against civil and military ships in these crucial waters for world trade. “Thirty-eight workers and employees died and another 102 were injured, according to a provisional balance of American aggression against the Ras Issa Oil Terminal,” said the Al-Masirah TV channel linked to the Houthis.
The rebels began their attacks in late 2023, in support of the Gaza track Palestinians in the midst of the Hamas and Israel Islamist Movement War. The rebels, which control wide parts of the country, including their capital Sanaa, began their attacks in late 2023 in support of Gaza’s Palestinians in the midst of the Hamas and Israel Islamist Movement War. They also sometimes try to directly attack Israeli territory, whose army announced on Friday that they intercepted a missile from Yemen. Housei Ministry of Health spokesman Aneesbahi said that among the fatal victims of the US attack are “five rescuers and emergency service workers” who were “fulfilling their duty.” Images from the Al-Masirah network show the fire and the dense smoke that surrounds the many moored ships. “The rescue teams of the Civil Defense and the ambulances mobilize all efforts to seek and remove victims, as well as extinguishing the fire,” said Alasbahi.
Weaken economic power
The Central Command of the United States (Centcom) stated in a statement that “the purpose of the attacks was to weaken the source of economic power of the Houthis.” “US forces have taken steps to eliminate this source of fuel to Iran-backed Hethis terrorists and deprive them of illegal revenues that have financed the Hethis efforts to terrorize the entire region for more than 10 years,” the note adds. The United States Government, which ranked in March the Houthis as a “terrorist organization”, accuses this group of monopolizing the revenues of this port north of Hodeida, one of Yemen’s most populous cities. Washington also imposed sanctions on Thursday against an Yemen bank and its main executives, claiming that they provide “essential” support to the Houthis.
The Pró-Beand Group announced on Friday demonstrations in the areas under its control “against American bombings and in favor of the Palestinians in Gaza.” The Government of Iran condemned what it called “barbaric bombing from the United States,” which constituted a “flagrant violation of the fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter.” The Houthis offensive prevented the ships passed through the Suez Canal, where he usually transits 12% of world maritime traffic. Many companies were forced to make expensive deviations to circumvent the southern far from Africa. The United States began the offensive against the Houthis under the government of Joe Biden. President Donald Trump has promised to continue the military action until the rebels are no longer a threat to maritime transport.
Posted by Luisa Cardoso
*With information from AFP
