US airstrikes on an oil port in western Yemen have killed at least 38 people, Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV reported Friday, marking one of the deadliest days since the United States escalated its aerial military campaign against the Iranian-backed group in recent weeks.

Yemen's Houthi rebels say U.S. airstrikes targeting the Ras Isa oil port have killed 20 people and wounded 50 others

An intense series of suspected U.S. airstrikes hit sites across Yemen held by the Houthi rebels, with at least one person reportedly being killed in the capital, Sanaa.