Death toll from US aggression on Ras Issa oil port in Hodeida rises to 74

HODEIDA, April 18 (YPA) – The death toll from the American aggression on the Ras Issa oil port in Hodeida province, has risen to 74, with 171 wounded, with a provisional toll., according to the ministry of health in Sanaa.

The port was severely damaged on Thursday after a series of United States airstrikes, marking one of the most severe escalations in the American military aggression against Yemen in recent weeks.

According to local sources, the US warplanes carried out 14 airstrikes on the Ras Issa port, resulting in the martyrdom of several workers at the site.

The sources added that the site was targeted again while civil defense crews were attempting to rescue victims, leading to the martyrdom and injury of several emergency responders.

According to the Hodeida Health Office, medical teams are making enormous efforts to treat those wounded and burned in the brutal US assault on the Ras Issa facility.

This latest US escalation has only worsened the humanitarian crisis for Yemeni civilians, as Washington fails to achieve a military victory and instead resorts to desperate pressure tactics to force Yemen to halt its support for Gaza.

The US air launched a campaign against Yemen began on March 15, 2025, following Yemen’s decision to resume retaliatory attacks on Israel in response to Israel’s intensified operations in Gaza.

Since the initiation of the airstrikes, US forces have targeted civilian infrastructure throughout Yemen, including communication networks, power plants, and water reservoirs, on an almost daily basis.

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