SANAA, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group said early Wednesday that it had launched three fresh attacks on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier and its escorting warships in the northern Red Sea in the past 24 hours.

In a statement aired by the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said his group had carried out the three attacks, using missiles and drones.

"Our operations will continue at an escalating pace against the American enemy by targeting its warships in the region," he said. "Our operations will not stop until the Israeli war against Gaza stops."

The U.S. Navy has made no comment yet.

On Tuesday, Houthi media and residents said at least three people were killed in fresh U.S. airstrikes that targeted a "water project and its building" in the district of Mansouria in central Hodeidah, western Yemen.

The U.S. military resumed airstrikes on March 15, following Houthi threats to target Israeli-linked ships unless more humanitarian aid is allowed into Gaza.

The U.S. airstrikes have since prompted the Houthis to target U.S. warships in the Red Sea.

On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to continue striking the Houthis until they stop attacking U.S. warships.

The Houthis, who control much of northern Yemen, have been fighting the internationally recognized Yemeni government since 2014. Enditem

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