Yemen’s Huthi rebel media says 68 killed in US strikes on migrant centre

Huthi rebel-controlled media in Yemen said Monday that US strikes targeted a migrant detention centre in the movement’s stronghold of Saada, killing at least 68 people.

The US military has hammered the Iran-backed Huthis with near-daily strikes since March 15 in an operation dubbed “Rough Rider,” seeking to end the threat they pose to vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

The Huthis launched strikes targeting Israel and Western vessels in the Red Sea, in what they describe as solidarity…