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Yemen: Yemeni residents condemn U.S. for attacking residential areas

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Storyline: Residents of a densely populated neighborhood in Sanaa, Yemen's capital, have condemned the United States for targeting innocent civilians in fresh airstrikes that left 14 injured and civilian facilities severely damaged. According to local medics, 14 residents in the Shu'ub neighborhood in the eastern part of Sanaa were injured due to U.S. airstrikes early Monday morning, which also shattered windows in several homes and shops. Houthi officials responded to the airstrikes with defiance. After the Houthis announced they had fired a missile at Ben Gurion Airport, Israel's main international airport, the organization's military spokesperson declared a "complete air blockade" against Israel. The spokesperson stated that all Israeli airports were now deemed unsafe targets as part of the Houthis' ongoing campaign supporting Gaza. The attack occurred Sunday morning when a Houthi ballistic missile struck near Ben Gurion Airport, injuring eight people and leaving a 25-meter-wide crater just meters from the control tower, according to Israeli media reports. Houthi-controlled Al-Masirah TV reported that Israel and the U.S. launched at least 48 airstrikes on Yemen's Hodeidah Province on Monday. The strikes killed at least two people and wounded 42 others, according to health authorities run by the Houthis. On the same day, the Israeli military confirmed that they conducted large-scale airstrikes on Hodeidah. According to reports from U.S. media, this airstrike by Israel was carried out in coordination with the U.S. Shotlist: Sanaa, Yemen - May 5, 2025: 1. Residents, vehicles, damaged road after U.S. airstrikes 2. Various of damaged shop door, windows 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Bashar Al-Humaidi, resident: "We were just sitting peacefully yesterday. Some people were even asleep. We'd just come back from work when suddenly we heard a loud explosion right in the middle of the street, among people in a residential neighborhood. They targeted innocent civilians. There were no military targets, nothing at all." 4. Various of residents, damaged shop door, windows 5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdulilah Hajar, advisor, Houthi Supreme Political Council (starting with shot 4): "These U.S. airstrikes, and the earlier British ones, have failed to change our position. Our support for the Palestinian people is firm -- it's a principled, ideological and religious stance. These attacks have also had no impact on our military operations." Sanaa, Yemen - May 2, 2025: 6. Various of Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea at meeting, delivering speech 7. Various of members of Houthi militia standing with guns Sanaa, Yemen - May 5, 2025: 8. Traffic Tel Aviv, Israel - May 4, 2025: 9. Facilities at Ben Gurion Airport 10. Scattered debris 11. Various of damaged vehicles. [Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland]

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