US air strikes on a key oil terminal on Yemen's Red Sea coast controlled by the Houthi movement have killed at least 58 people and wounded 126 others, Houthi-run, BBC reported.

The US military claimed to have bombed Ras Isa "to eliminate this source of fuel for the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists and deprive them of illegal revenue."

The Houthi-led administration in northwestern Yemen stated that the terminal was a civilian facility and that the strike was a "full-fledged war crime".

It was one of the bloodiest events since President Donald Trump directed US forces to ramp up their bombing campaign last month in response to Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping and Israel tied to the Gaza conflict, according to BBC.

Several hours after the strikes on Ras Isa, the Israeli military said that it had intercepted a missile launched from Yemen.