US strikes kill at least seven in Yemen as Houthis down another drone 

At least seven people were killed and nearly 30 others wounded in a fresh wave of US air strikes near Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, according to the Houthis, who made the announcement on Monday.

The strikes reportedly pummelled areas under Houthi control overnight - as part of Washington’s ongoing campaign to punish the group for attacks on Israel-linked commercial ships in the Red Sea, in what the group says is solidarity with the people of Gaza.

The Houthis also said they’d shot down another American MQ-9 Reaper drone, a sophisticated piece of hardware that’s become a familiar sight in the skies over Yemen.

Since President Donald Trump authorised this latest bombing spree as part of the response to Houthi attacks linked to the Israel-Gaza war, the death toll has climbed to more than 120, according to figures from the Yemeni Health Ministry