Death toll from U.S. strike on Yemen port rises to 74, Houthis say

U.S. strikes on a Yemeni fuel port killed at least 74 people, Yemen's Houthi group, said on Friday, in the deadliest attack of Washington's bombing campaign on territory controlled by the group.

The strikes also wounded more than 170 people, a Houthi official said.

The U.S. military claimed its attack on the Ras Issa fuel terminal on the Red Sea aimed to cut off a source of supplies and funds for the Houthis.

The strikes on Thursday, the latest in an intense wave of attacks under U.S. President Donald Trump, came just before the U.S. resumes on Saturday negotiations in Rome with Iran over its nuclear program.

Footage broadcast early Friday by Houthi-run al-Masirah TV showed a fireball igniting off the coast as thick columns of smoke rose above what appeared to be an ongoing blaze.

The attack sparked protests on Friday.

Also on Friday, Israel's military said it intercepted an incoming missile from Yemen that set off sirens in "several areas."

In mid-March, Trump ordered "decisive and powerful military action" against the Houthis after the group announced plans to resume attacks on Israeli vessels in the Red Sea, citing Israel's blockade of humanitarian aid to Gaza as the reason.

(With input from agencies)