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An airstrike has killed 25 people near Yemen’s capital, Houthi official says
Houthi officials said the strikes hit homes and emergency responders as fighting with the Saudi-led coalition intensified after a truce collapsed.
- On Saturday, airstrikes in the Bani Hushaysh district near Sanaa killed 25 people and wounded 30 others, mostly women and children. The Houthi-run Health Ministry attributed the attack to Saudi Arabia, though there was no immediate comment from the Saudi-backed military.
- The Iran-aligned Houthi militia and the Saudi-backed military traded blame for the strike. Anees Alasbahi, a Houthi-run Health Ministry spokesman, accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out the strikes in the village of al-Shariya, while the Houthi-controlled Saba agency reported renewed strikes.
- Aftermath footage from the Houthi-run broadcaster al-Masirah revealed staff carrying casualties into a local hospital. Scenes showed destroyed houses in rubble and dust, as children were treated for injuries including horrific head wounds.
- Houthi officials reported Thirty people were killed in a market strike one day prior in southern Yemen. Meanwhile, pro-government media reported that Yemeni forces repulsed a Houthi attack on the al-Aqroud front in the contested Taiz province.
- In recent months, Houthi fighters have stepped up attacks on neighboring Saudi Arabia. Airports and oil facilities in the kingdom have become primary targets for the militia, marking a significant escalation in the conflict involving the Saudi-backed government.
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The Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed that Saudi Arabia attacked a town east of Sanaa, killing at least 25 people, including women and children.
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