Dozens were killed in an attack on the immigrant facility in Yemen, the Houthis say

Dozens of people were killed in an attack on an immigrant facility in the Houthi -controlled northern Yemen.

the Houthi militia He said that the American strike struck what they called the Center for Migrants in Sada, killing at least 68 African immigrants. The US military did not immediately respond to a request to comment on the claim.

The attack came hours after the US military said that the American forces had them He made more than 800 blows In Yemen since mid -March in a campaign against the Houthis. She said that the campaign targeted “command and multiple control facilities, air defense systems, advanced weapons manufacturing facilities and advanced arms storage sites”-but it did not mention civil losses.

Houthi officials said that more than 100 civilians were killed and condemned the latest blow as a heinous crime against African immigrants.

The Houthis and the American army made competing allegations about who was responsible for civil deaths in recent strikes. Last week, a US Central Command spokesman said that an explosion on April 20 killed 12 people in the Yemeni capital It was caused by an unlimited Houthi missileIt is not an American blow, as the Houthis claimed.

On Monday, graphics shots broadcast by the Houthi news channel showed bodies scattered in the rubble in Sada. In addition to dozens of killed, at least 40 immigrants were injured, according to relief officials in Yemen who spoke on the condition that his identity was not disclosed while verifying the conditions of the attack.

Every year, tens of thousands of African immigrants Try the preserved trip The narrow strait separating the Horn of Africa from the Arabian Peninsula, hoping to reach the wealthy Gulf states in northern Yemen. Nearly 60,900 immigrants He arrived in Yemen In 2024 alone, According to the International Organization for Migration.

Over the past year, the Houthis fired rockets, drones in Israel and targeted ships in the Red Sea, saying that their actions are in solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza.

The United States has intensified a bombing campaign against the Houthis starting on March 15th, under orders by President Trump, who pledged to continue military operations until the Houthis no longer threatened.