ReutersApril 18, 2025
Item 1 of 4 A fuel tank burns following, what Al Masirah TV said, was a U.S. strike on the Ras Isa fuel port, Yemen, in this screengrab from a handout video released on April 18, 2025.Al-Masirah TV /Handout via REUTERS
[1/4]A fuel tank burns following, what Al Masirah TV said, was a U.S. strike on the Ras Isa fuel port, Yemen, in this screengrab from a handout video released on April 18, 2025. Al-Masirah TV /Handout via REUTERSPurchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
ADEN/WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - U.S. strikes on Yemen's Ras Isa fuel terminal on the Red Sea coast have killed at least 74 people in the deadliest attack since the U.S. started its bombing campaign against the Houthis last year, according to the Houthi-run health ministry.
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the intensification of strikes last month in the biggest U.S. military operation in the Middle East since he took office in January. Washingtonhas vowedto keep attacking the Iran-aligned Houthis until the group haltsattackson Red Sea shipping.
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