Houthi spokesman condemns US air strike on immigrant detention centre
Mohammed Abdul Salam criticised the US for its "brutality" on X, stating that the strike would "not cover up the military failure" the US is facing in its Yemen aggression. He further asserted that continuing the assault would yield no success.
Abdul Salam also pointed to the international community's silence on the air strikes, claiming it 'encourages' Washington to persist in attacking residential areas, misrepresenting them as military targets.
He added that such claims from Washington do not make them true, arguing that the US is deliberately committing crimes and terrorism.
As reported earlier, at least 68 people died in the attack, and 47 others were injured.
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