53 killed in US strikes on Yemen

The death toll from US strikes on Yemen has risen to 53, including five children, the Houthi rebels' health ministry said.

The US said it launched a "decisive and powerful" wave of air strikes on Houthi targets on Saturday, with President Donald Trump citing Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea as the reason, reports BBC.

Washington said some key Houthi figures were among the dead, but the group has not confirmed this.

Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi said that his militants would target US ships in the Red Sea as long as the US continues its attacks on Yemen.

Updating an earlier death toll, Houthi health ministry spokesperson Anis al-Asbahi posted on X that 53 people had been killed including "five children and two women", and that 98 people had been wounded.

One father of two, who gave his name as Ahmed, told the AFP news agency: "I've been living in Sanaa for 10 years, hearing shelling throughout the war. By God, I've never experienced anything like this before."

The Houthis said fresh US strikes were launched on Sunday night in the port city of Hudaydah. The US is yet to comment._Agencies.