The death toll from US airstrikes on an oil port in western Yemen has risen to at least 74 people, the Houthi-run health ministry reported, marking the deadliest day since the United States escalated its aerial campaign against the Iran-backed group last month.

The US says the attack on the Red Sea coast aimed to restrict supplies and funds for the Houthis, who called it a war crime.

The U.S. struck a fuel port in Yemen Thursday in an attack the Houthis said killed 74 people, as the Trump administration continues to attack the Houthis, a rebel group supported by Iran that was re-designated as a foreign terrorist organization in 2024 over its attacks in the Red Sea.