The United States on Thursday struck a fuel port in Yemen, killing no fewer than 38 people. Houthi-run media said the attack was one of the deadliest days since the United States began its attacks on the Iran-backed militants.

U.S. airstrikes targeting an oil port held by Yemen's Houthi rebels killed dozens and wounded more than 100 others, the group says.

U.S. forces on Thursday hit a major fuel port in western Yemen used to supply Houthi rebels, the first such airstrike publicly announced since Washington began an air campaign against the militant