NNA - Suspected US airstrikes around Yemen's rebel-held capital have killed at least seven people and injured 29, according to the Houthis, who also claimed to have shot down another American MQ-9 Reaper drone. 

Footage from the Houthis' al-Masirah satellite news channel showed firefighters working to extinguish a fire, allegedly caused by the airstrikes. The aftermath showed rubble scattered across a street, with one person being carried away from the site, which the Houthis identified as a ceramics factory in the Bani Matar neighbourhood of Sanaa, the capital.

The Houthis reported further strikes in Hodeida, al-Jawaf, and Marib governorates, though no casualties were mentioned.

The US military’s Central Command, responsible for overseeing operations, has not confirmed the airstrikes.--agencies 

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