Houthi-run health ministry says airstrikes it blames on Saudi Arabia kill 27 near Yemen capital
The Houthi-run health ministry said 36 others were wounded, and rescuers were still pulling victims from rubble after the strikes.
- On Saturday, the Houthi-run health ministry reported that 27 people were killed and 36 wounded in alleged Saudi airstrikes on homes in Bani Hushaysh, a Houthi stronghold east of Sanaa.
- Renewed fighting between the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis has shattered a 2022 UN-brokered truce that largely halted attacks; combat resumed in July after years of relative calm.
- Sehatuna Hospital director Abdul-Aziz al-Dailami reported receiving wounded with critical injuries to the head, chest, and legs, while many victims remained trapped under rubble including first responders.
- More than 200,000 people have been displaced since fighting resumed, the International Organization for Migration reported in October, compounding a 12-year war that has fragmented Yemen into humanitarian crisis.
- Saudi Arabia's Center for International Communication did not immediately comment, saying it would investigate Reuters' inquiries as fighting continues amid the wider US-Iran conflict fueling regional tensions.
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The Saudis lead a coalition that has been fighting the Houthis for more than a decade, supporting Yemen's internationally recognized government. The conflict has escalated due to the Iran-Iraq war.
The Huthi militia accuses the Saudi-led military coalition of killing or hurting numerous civilians in neighboring Yemen.
The Yemeni Houthis announced on Saturday the death of 27 people in Saudi strikes on the area of Sana'a, controlled by the pro-Iranian movement, in conflict with the Yemeni government and Saudi Arabia that supports it.
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SIC NotíciasAn air attack on the east of Sana'a in Yemen resulted in more than 30 deaths and nearly 40 injuries, according to Huthis rebels, who are responsible for the coalition led by Saudi Arabia. On the same day, Saudi forces announced that they had intercepted ballistic and cruise missiles launched by Huthis against Riade and other areas of the kingdom.
Airstrikes near Sanaa kill 27 after deadly market attack in Taiz
Airstrikes near Sanaa killed 27 people and injured 36, following a deadly market attack in Taiz. Houthis launched retaliatory missile and drone strikes targeting Saudi oil facilities, Riyadh Airport, and troops in Najran, as fighting continues around Taiz amid escalating conflict.
An air raid near the Yemeni capital Sanaa is said to have killed many people, and the Huthi militia blames Saudi Arabia.
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