US airstrikes in Yemen targeted six governorates, and the White House said Trump wants to end the Houthi threat.

US forces continue to launch airstrikes across several Yemeni governorates, beginning Saturday evening with a strike on Sana'a. These raids were followed by raids in Sa'dah, Dhamar, Al Bayda, and Hajjah, resulting in deaths and injuries. Meanwhile, US Central Command announced that operations against the Houthis are continuing.

Houthi media reported that the US-British aggression launched a series of raids on the governorates of Saada, Dhamar, Al Bayda, Hajjah, and Ma'rib. The media added that the raids targeted the city of Dhamar and the district of Ans, while eight raids targeted the districts of Mukayras and Al Qurayshiyah in Al Bayda governorate.

Houthi media reported that six people, most of them children, were killed and 11 others injured in two airstrikes in Saada. One targeted a residential home in the Qahza area north of Saada, and the other in the Saqayn district.

Another raid targeted the Mabin district in Hajjah governorate (northwest), and three American raids were launched east of Majzar district in Marib governorate, according to what was reported by the Houthi Al Masirah channel.

Houthi media outlets broadcast photos and videos of the victims of the airstrikes in Saada, and reported that four children and a woman were among the dead in an area north of Saada city.

This comes hours after a series of airstrikes targeted the Al-Jarf and Shu'ub neighborhoods in the capital, Sana'a , killing 13 people and wounding nine others.

The death toll from US airstrikes has reached 19 people and approximately 20 others injured in attacks targeting Sana'a and Sa'dah over the past few hours, according to preliminary statistics announced by Houthi media outlets.

Operations against the Houthis continue

US Central Command announced that operations by the Iran-backed Houthis are continuing, while the White House said that US President Donald Trump is standing up to "terrorism" to protect international trade.

The White House published photos of the US president monitoring operations against the Houthis, while US Central Command (CENTCOM) posted photos and videos on its X platform, claiming they were "of ongoing operations against the Iranian-backed Houthis."

Operations carried out by #USCENTCOM against the Iranian-backed Houthis continue... pic.twitter.com/7SptJ1sEbB

- US Central Command (@CENTCOMArabic) March 15, 2025

Trump said in a White House statement that his administration is taking action to end what he described as the Houthi threat to America's economic and national security.

He added that the Houthis had attacked American personnel abroad and threatened Washington's allies in the region, stressing that no "terrorist force" would prevent American commercial and naval vessels from moving freely through global waterways, according to the statement.

The White House noted that Houthi attacks on maritime shipping since 2023 have negatively impacted US economic security and global trade, explaining that the number of commercial vessels in the Red Sea has decreased from 25,000 annually to approximately 10,000.

He stated that Houthi attacks have caused approximately 60% of ships to be diverted to Africa instead of crossing the Red Sea, and that they have also attacked US warships 174 times and commercial vessels 145 times since 2023.

Trump wants a decisive operation

The Houthi group has vowed to respond to the US airstrikes targeting Sanaa and other areas in Yemen. The group's political bureau stated that the "US-British aggression" will not go unanswered, and that its forces are fully prepared to confront escalation with escalation.

The US airstrikes began Saturday evening under orders from President Donald Trump. US officials said the attacks could continue for weeks to eliminate the threat to maritime navigation in the region.

President Trump is taking action against the Houthis to defend US shipping assets and deter terrorist threats.

For too long American economic & national threats have been under assault by the Houthis. Not under this presidency. pic.twitter.com/FLC0E8Xkly

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 15, 2025

The US president said on Saturday that he had ordered the military to launch a "decisive and forceful" military operation against what he described as Houthi terrorists in Yemen. He said that his country would not tolerate the Houthi attack on US ships and would use what he called overwhelming lethal force until its goal was achieved.

For his part, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Trump had sent a strong and clear message to what he described as the Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists. He added that "attacks on American ships and global shipping must stop," adding that his country would continue to protect freedom of navigation.

ABC News quoted an informed source as saying that the US attacks could intensify and expand depending on the Houthis' response. The source noted that "the raids were carried out by the United States alone."

US officials said the strikes were carried out by fighter jets from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman in the Red Sea and targeted dozens of sites, including radars, air defenses, missile systems, and drones.

The Wall Street Journal quoted informed sources as saying, "Among the sites targeted in the US attacks were the homes of Houthi leaders in Sanaa."

US officials said that President Donald Trump has authorized a "more aggressive approach" toward the Houthis in Yemen, Reuters reported.