80 killed, 150 wounded in US airstrikes on Yemen's Ras Issa port
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Earlier in the day, the same office had reported 74 deaths and 171 injuries. The attack, which targeted the strategic Red Sea port, marks one of the deadliest US operations in Yemen since the start of the year.
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This photo taken from a video released by Al Masirah TV channel shows medics carrying a severely wounded person onto a stretcher after US airstrikes targeted the Ras Isa oil port in Hodeida, Yemen, Friday, April 18, 2025 (Al-Massirah TV)
The death toll from recent US airstrikes on the Ras Issa port in western Yemen has risen to 80 martyrs and 150 wounded, according to the Public Health Office in Hodeidah Governorate. The figures remain preliminary and are expected to rise as search and rescue efforts continue.
In a statement reported by the Yemeni al-Masirah channel, the health office confirmed, “The death toll from the US attack on the Ras Issa facility has reached 80 martyrs and 150 injured, in a non-final tally.”
Earlier in the day, the same office had reported 74 deaths and 171 injuries. The attack, which targeted the strategic Red Sea port, marks one of the deadliest US operations in Yemen since the start of the year.
Paramedics among the dead
The health office added that five emergency responders were killed in a subsequent strike on the same site. “Five of our ambulance teams were martyred after the US aggression returned to target the Ras Issa port,” the statement said.
Al-Masirah broadcast graphic footage of the aftermath, showing charred bodies of workers, scenes of medical personnel treating the wounded, and testimonies from survivors suffering from burns and blast injuries.
US confirms strike
Washington said on Thursday that its forces had targeted and destroyed a fuel platform at Ras Issa in Yemen, not mentioning the double-tapping of Paramedics and rescue teams.
According to Yemeni-released figures since March 15, US airstrikes across Yemen have killed at least 199 civilians and injured 427 others, including a large number of women and children. The figures reportedly do not include casualties among Houthi fighters.
Thursday’s incident included four US strikes on Ras Issa and its surrounding area. An initial report from Al-Masirah stated that 17 port workers were killed, alongside dozens injured.
Sanaa gov. promises retaliation
The government in Sanaa condemned the attack in the strongest possible terms, denouncing it as a “full-fledged war crime.” The government warned that such actions "will not go unpunished."
“This crime once again proves that the American enemy deliberately targets civilian facilities and vital infrastructure,” the statement read. “The justifications provided by the US are false and misleading.”
