Houthi-run health ministry says airstrikes it blames on Saudi Arabia kill 27 near Yemen capital
The Houthi-run health ministry said 36 people were wounded and rescue teams were still searching the rubble after the strikes.
- On Saturday, November 7, Saudi-led coalition airstrikes hit Al-Shariya village in Bani Hushaysh east of Sanaa, killing 44 people according to the Houthi-run Health Ministry, most of them women and children.
- The 2022 UN-brokered truce collapsed in July when fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis resumed, reigniting a 12-year conflict that has displaced more than 200,000 people since escalation began.
- Sehatuna Hospital director Abdul-Aziz al-Dailami told Reuters medical staff 'have been martyred' treating critical injuries, while Anees al-Asbahi, spokesperson for the Houthi-run Health Ministry, reported 'aircraft targeted paramedics with two strikes.'
- Saudi Arabia's Center for International Communication stated it would look into Reuters' inquiries regarding the incident, while Reuters could not independently verify the Houthi-provided account of the strikes.
- The violence coincides with broader US-Iran regional tensions as Iran's foreign ministry dismissed remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio regarding nuclear talks and demanded an end to hostilities.
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Houthi rebels say at least 44 killed in airstrike near Yemeni capital, and other Mideast news – WTOP News
The death toll from airstrikes near Yemen’s capital has increased to 44, most of them women and children, health authorities from the Iran-backed Houthi rebels said overnight. Separately, Iran’s foreign ministry has dismissed comments made at the weekend by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Iranian demands for ending the war have been “ridiculous.”...
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Houthi rebels say at least 44 killed in airstrike near Yemeni capital, and other Mideast news
The death toll from airstrikes near Yemen’s capital has increased to 44, most of them women and children, health authorities from the Iran-backed Houthi rebels said overnight. Separately, Iran’s foreign
The death toll from the Saudi-led airstrike on Sana'a province in Yemen has risen to 44, including more than 20 children, the Houthi television channel reported on Monday.
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