Yemen's Houthi rebels announced a US-led aggression on Monday night, targeting various areas east and south of the city of Saada in northern Yemen with a series of airstrikes.

"An American aggression on the city of Saada," the Houthi-run Al Masirah satellite channel said in a series of breaking news reports.

She added: "An American aggression with a series of raids on various areas east and south of Saada city."

She said: "An American aggression on the Takhiya area in Majz district, and on Sahar district" in Saada as well.

On Monday evening, the Houthis announced the downing of a US MQ-9 drone while it was carrying out "hostile missions" in the airspace of Ma'rib Governorate in central Yemen.

The United States did not immediately comment on the Houthi military spokesman's report.

However, US President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Monday that his country had eliminated a number of Houthi fighters and leaders in Yemen during its ongoing airstrikes over the past two weeks.

The Houthis did not immediately comment on Trump's remarks, nor have they announced the deaths of any of their leaders in recent days, despite dozens of deaths and injuries resulting from US airstrikes on several areas.

Over the past two weeks, the United States has intensified its airstrikes on Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen to an unprecedented extent, resulting in deaths, injuries, and destruction of infrastructure, according to Houthi statements.

On March 15, Trump said he had ordered his country's military to launch a "major attack" against the Houthis in Yemen, before threatening to "completely destroy the Houthis."

The Houthis responded by asserting that Trump's threat "will not deter them from continuing their support for Gaza," and have resumed bombing sites inside Israel and ships in the Red Sea heading there, coinciding with Tel Aviv's resumption of its war of extermination against the Strip since March 18.

In solidarity with the Gaza Strip, the Houthis have been targeting Israeli-owned or Israeli-linked cargo ships in the Red Sea, or anywhere else they may reach, with missiles and drones since November 2023.

The Houthis halted their attacks following the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip in January. The attacks resumed when Tel Aviv resumed its war on the Strip on March 18.