U.S. airstrikes kill key Houthi leaders amid escalating tensions

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U.S. airstrikes kill key Houthi leaders amid escalating tensions  President Donald Trump has declared that Iran will be held accountable for any attacks by the Houthi group in Yemen, as the U.S. escalates its military operations in the Middle East.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/03/24/us-airstrikes-kill-key-houthi-leaders-amid-escalating-tensions  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00The United States has intensified its strikes against Yemen's Houthi rebels, claiming the

00:05elimination of key figures, including their top missile commander.

00:09National Security Adviser stated that American forces have targeted Houthi leadership, communication

00:15centers, weapon factories, and drone production facilities.

00:20The airstrikes, now in their tenth consecutive day, follow Houthi attacks on commercial shipping

00:27and threats to resume targeting vessels in the Red Sea.

00:30Since November 2023, the Houthis have launched over 100 strikes on merchant ships, resulting

00:36in the sinking of two vessels and the death of four sailors.

00:41One recent strike reportedly hits a building in the western district of capital Sanaa,

00:45killing at least one person and injuring 13 others.

00:50The U.S. maintains that these operations aim to deter Houthi aggression and send a clear

00:55message to Iran, the group's main supporter.

00:59President Donald Trump has declared that Iran will be held accountable for any attacks by

01:04the Houthi group in Yemen.

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