Houthis Accuse Saudi Arabia of Striking Yemen Prison
Houthi officials said the strike killed a child and trapped 35 prisoners and a visiting woman under rubble as rescue teams searched the wreckage.
- On Monday, Houthi rebels accused Saudi Arabia of striking the Central Corrective Facility in Hazm, Jawf province, as tensions escalate between the Iran-backed group and Saudi-backed Yemeni forces.
- Yemen's civil war has intensified as the 2022 ceasefire is now in tatters, with Saudi-backed Yemeni forces advancing across multiple fronts including Marib and Dahle provinces.
- Gen. Yahya Saree accused Saudi Arabia of "committing massacres" in Jawf, reporting a child killed and 35 prisoners trapped under rubble, while Anees al-Asbahi said at least seven people were wounded.
- Houthi forces downed four reconnaissance drones belonging to Saudi Arabia over the past 24 hours, including one spotted Monday morning in Bayda province, vowing that Saudi aggression "will not go unanswered or unpunished."
- Previous strikes on detention facilities in 2019 and 2022 killed over 100 and at least 87 people respectively, while the ongoing civil war has killed at least 150,000 people, pushing Yemen toward famine.
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Saudi Arabia carried out 43 air strikes in Yemen and killed 23 civilians in a prison, while Sana'a ratifies its unwavering support for Palestine.
The Independent
The Independent (US)The death toll in Yemen prison airstrike rises to 23 with 7 still missing, Houthi rebels say
Rescuers in Yemen have pulled more bodies from the rubble of a prison run by Iran-backed Houthi rebels that was hit in a deadly airstrike earlier this week, as an escalation between the rebels and a Saudi-led coalition threatened Yemen’s fragile ceasefire
At least 23 people have been found dead and seven are still missing after a prison in northern Yemen was bombed by Saudi Arabian forces earlier this week, according to the Houthi movement.
NOS
cedarnews.netAt least 23 people were killed in an airstrike on a prison in northern Yemen. Rescue workers recovered four bodies today from the rubble of the prison, which collapsed on Monday following an attack by the Saudi-led coalition. The prison was located in the strategically situated city of Hazm, in the province of Jawf. According to the Houthis, a search is still underway for seven missing persons. At least seven people were injured in the attack. …
Death toll in Yemen prison airstrike rises to 23 with 7 still missing: Houthis - The Tribune
Rescuers dug through the rubble of a Houthi-run prison that was hit in an airstrike in northern Yemen earlier this week, even as the Saudi-led coalition renewed its attacks on the rebel areas on Wednesday. Rescuers recovered four bodies, raising the death toll at the prison to 23 persons, the Houthis said. The prison collapsed […]
Death toll in Yemen prison airstrike rises to 23 with 7 still missing, Houthis say
Rescuers dug through the rubble of a Houthi-run prison that was hit in an airstrike in northern Yemen earlier this week, even as the Saudi-led coalition renewed its attacks on the rebel areas Wednesday. Rescuers recovered four bodies, raising the death toll at the prison to 23 people.
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