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All About U.S. Airstrike On Yemen’s Ras Isa Port And The Escalating Houthi Conflict

The U.S. military confirmed airstrikes on Yemen’s Ras Isa oil port early Friday that, according to Houthi rebels, killed 38 people and injured 102. The strike, one of the deadliest since the U.S. began targeting Houthi positions on March 15, hit a key oil facility under Houthi control in Yemen’s Hodeida governorate. Al-Masirah, the Houthi-run satellite channel, aired graphic footage showing corpses and widespread destruction. The network claimed paramedics and civilian workers were among the dead. The blast ignited large fires that were visible from space, according to NASA satellite data. U.S. Central Command: Target Was Fuel Revenue In a statement, U.S. Central Command said the strike aimed to “eliminate this source of fuel for the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists and deprive them of illegal revenue that has funded Houthi efforts to terrorize the entire region for over 10 years.” “This strike was not intended to harm the people of Yemen,