The US military launched more than a dozen strikes on the city of Sanaa, the capital of Yemen, controlled by the Houthi militia, according to the US Central Command (CENTCOM) and The Times of Israel.

The United States intensified strikes on Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis this year to stop attacks on Red Sea shipping, but rights activists have raised concerns over civilian casualties.

Yemen's Houthi rebels say a U.S. strike has hit a detention center for migrants in Saada, killing dozens of people.