This grab taken from footage released Al-Masirah TV station of Yemen's Houthis shows people carrying a wounded person following a US strike in the Hodeida governorate .AFP
"The death toll of the American aggression in Hodeida rose to eight martyrs and 16 wounded, with rubble removal operations ongoing," the Houthis' Al-Masirah TV station said, quoting the health ministry.
On Tuesday, health ministry spokesman Anis al-Asbahi had said four children and two women had been killed.
Houthi media said the strike had targeted a residential area in the Red Sea port city. On Tuesday night, an AFP journalist heard three loud blasts in succession.
Houthi-held areas of Yemen have seen near-daily strikes since Washington launched an air campaign against the group on March 15 to force them to stop threatening vessels in key maritime routes.
Since then, the Houthis have also launched attacks targeting US military ships and Israel in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
The rebels began targeting ships transiting the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, as well as Israeli territory in solidarity with the Palestinian people, after the outbreak of the Israeli war on Gaza in October 2023, later pausing their attacks during a January ceasefire.
Israel blocked all supplies to Gaza at the start of March and resumed its offensive on the Palestinian territory on March 18, shattering the short-lived truce.
The new US campaign followed Houthi's threats to resume attacks on vessels over Israel's Gaza blockade.
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