Dozens of African migrants reported killed in US airstrike in Yemen

A U.S. missile strike in Yemen killed at least 68 African migrants and injured dozens more, according to Houthi rebels.

Photographs and video taken by a Reuters journalist at the migrant detention center showed emergency responders frantically trying to rescue survivors and remove the dead from the collapsed building in the rebel-held city of Saada, reported the Washington Post.

The Houthi-run TV outlet al-Masirah reported the facility was housing more than 100 migrants at the time of the alleged strike.

U.S. Central Command did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the strike from the Post, but Centcom issued a statement saying the U.S. would no longer publicly disclose details about military operations against Houthi rebels in Yemen, where U.S. forces have been engaged in a military campaign since early 2024.

The Centcom statement indicated the campaign has escalated since a March 15 attack, which was the topic of the so-called "Signalgate" group chat, with forces striking 800 targets in Yemen and killing killed hundreds of Houthi militants and leaders.

Three Democratic senators have asked defense secretary Pete Hegseth to explain the high number of Yemeni civilians who have allegedly been killed in those raids and describe what the Pentagon is doing to avoid those casualties.