Yemen. The Americans fired on the fuel port. Rebels report dozens of victims

American aviation carried out a raid on the Fuel Port in Yemen – the Central Command of the USA said. According to Huti rebels, nearly 60 people were killed in the attack and over 120 were injured. Washington has not yet confirmed these reports.

On Friday morning, the Central Command of the US forces (Cencom) said that American aviation was destroyed by the fuel port in the West Yemenu. As the Centcom message says on platform X, the purpose of the attack was to deprive Huti Rebels of fuel supply sources.

“Huti still benefit from economic and military benefits from countries and companies that provide material support for this terrorist organization. Supported by Irani Huti use fuel to maintain their military operations, as a tool of control, as well as to derive economic benefits from embezzlement of profits from imports. Fuel should be legally supplied to the inhabitants of Yemen.

American raid on the fuel port in Yemen

“Today, American forces have taken actions to eliminate this source of fuel for Huti terrorists supported by Iran and depriving them of illegal income” – we read in a message, in which it was emphasized that the money from the sale of oil was allocated to “financing Huti's efforts aimed at terrorizing the entire region.”

“The purpose of these attacks was to weaken the economic source of Hutich power who use and hurt their countrymen,” he emphasized Centcom, indicating that the attack of American forces on the fuel port “was not intended to hurt the inhabitants of Yemen.”

Yemeni television Al Masirah, controlled by Hutich, said that at least 58 people were killed in the attack and 126 were injured. This information has not yet been independently confirmed. Pentagon He has not yet commented on information about the victims.

American offensive in Yemen

United States Last month, they started large -scale attacks against Hutim, announcing that they will continue until the rebels stop attacks on ships in the Red Sea.

Huti has been making these attacks since November 2023, claiming that they want to protest against the war in this way Israel in the Gaza Strip and help Palestinian inhabitants living in this area. Huti maintain that they are attacking ships transporting supplies for Israel.