Yemen’s Houthi rebels report U.S. strikes in the capital and a coastal city

Summarize and humanize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in English CAIRO — Yemen’s Houthi rebels said Saturday that the U.S. military launched a series of airstrikes on the capital and the Houthi-held coastal city of Hodeida, less than two days after a U.S. strike wrecked a Red Sea port and killed more than 70 people.The Houthis’ media office said 13 U.S. airstrikes hit an airport and a port in Hodeida, on the Red Sea. The office also reported U.S. strikes in the capital, Sanaa.There were no immediate reports of casualties.The U.S. military’s Central Command, which oversees American military operations in the Middle East, said it continues to conduct strikes against the Houthis in Yemen.Thursday’s strike hit the port of Ras Isa in Hodeida province, killing 74 people and wounding 171 others, according to the Houthi-run Health Ministry. It was the deadliest strike in the United States’ bombing campaign on the Iranian-backed rebels.United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Saturday said he was “gravely concerned” about the strike on Ras Isa, as well as the Houthis’ missile and drone attacks targeting Israel-allied vessels and the shipping routes in the Red Sea, said his spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric.“The secretary-general recalls that international law, including international humanitarian law as applicable, must be respected at all times, and he appeals to all to respect and protect civilians as well as civilian infrastructure,” Dujarric said.U.S. Central Command declined to answer any questions about possible civilian casualties. It referred to a statement in which it said that “this strike was not intended to harm the people of Yemen.”The strikes on Hodeida are part of a monthlong U.S. bombing campaign, which the Trump administration said it launched because of the Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, a crucial global trade route, and Israel, Washington’s close ally.About 200 people have been killed in the U.S. campaign since March 16, according to the Houthis’ Health Ministry.Magdy writes for the Associated Press.