Toll from US attack on Hodeidah rises to 9 killed, 16 injured
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The Yemeni Ministry of Health reports that the death toll from the US-led aggression on Hodeidah Governorate has risen to nine, with 16 others injured, as rubble removal efforts are ongoing.
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A man inspects the debris of a destroyed building hit by US airstrikes on Sanaa, Yemen, on April 7, 2025. (AP)
The Yemeni Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that the death toll from the US aggression in the western governorate of Hodeidah has risen to nine, with 16 others wounded. Rubble removal operations are still underway.
Among the martyrs were four children and two women. The casualties resulted from a US strike on the Amin Muqbil residential neighborhood in the al-Hawak District of Hodeidah.
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The US-led aggression on Yemen targeted several locations with airstrikes on Tuesday, killing several people as rescue missions continue to extract people from under the rubble.
A US airstrike on a residential area in the al-Hawak district in Hodeidah killed four people and injured 16 others, according to a preliminary toll, with the Yemeni Ministry of Health stating that some casualties are still trapped under the rubble as rescue operations are underway.
Local sources told Al Mayadeen that four families are still under the rubble and debris of the US-led aggression on the residential neighborhood in the al-Hawak District.
Continuous efforts are underway to recover and rescue victims of the airstrikes on the Amin Muqbil residential neighborhood in the al-Hawak District, the sources added, highlighting the civil defense teams' search and rescue efforts.
Meanwhile, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that four US airstrikes hit a residential neighborhood in the city of Amin Mubarak, southeast of Hodeidah, and according to preliminary figures released by Yemen’s Health Ministry, the strikes killed six people, including three children and two women, and wounded 16 others, most of whom are civilians, while rescue teams continue to search for victims in the area.
Additionally, US airstrikes targeted a farm west of the city of Dhamar, injuring four people, including one in critical condition, according to a preliminary report by the Ministry.
