Media: 153 civilians killed in US airstrikes on Yemen

U.S. media reported on Tuesday that 153 civilians were killed and 243 others injured in airstrikes conducted by the United States last year against Houthi targets in Yemen. The Pentagon submitted a 12-page report to the Senate Armed Services Committee detailing U.S. attacks on the Houthis in Yemen in 2025. The report provided details of three separate airstrikes carried out in Yemen in April 2025. It indicated that five civilians were killed in an airstrike targeting the capital, Sanaa, on April 6; 80 civilians were killed in an airstrike on the port of Ras Isa on April 17; and 47 civilians were killed in an airstrike near Saada Governorate on April 28. The report clarified that the total number of civilians killed in last year’s attacks reached 153, with 243 others injured. It noted that investigations are ongoing into 15 separate incidents involving the U.S. military. No immediate comment was issued by U.S. authorities on the media reports. In mid-March 2025, the Houthi group resumed targeting sites within Israel and ships bound for it via the Red Sea, in response to Tel Aviv’s resumption of its war on Gaza. Since then, the Houthi group has been subjected to intense U.S. airstrikes targeting dozens of sites, resulting in the deaths and injuries of hundreds of civilians. The group stated at the time that Washington had launched 1,300 airstrikes and naval bombardments on Yemen, until U.S. President Donald Trump announced on May 6, 2025, that a ceasefire agreement had been reached with the Houthis, following mediation led by the Sultanate of Oman.