At least 33 people were killed and another 39 injured in airstrikes on a town near the capital Sanaa, the Houthi-run health ministry said, blaming Saudi Arabia for the attack.
Saturday, November 7: In reported strikes, homes were hit in Bani Hushaysh east of Sanaa. Many of the dead were reportedly mothers and children.
The Houthi authorities first said 27 people had been killed and 36 wounded, but later altered the figures as rescue operations progressed.
Reuters said it could not independently verify the account. Saudi Arabia’s Center for International Communication said it was looking into the report but did not immediately provide more specifics.
Some people, including emergency responders, were trapped under the rubble, said Abdul-Aziz al-Dailami, director of the Sehatuna Hospital in Sanaa. He also recounted receiving victims critically injured, including head, chest and leg traumas.
Rescue operations were still underway, the Houthi-run Saba news agency said, alleging that follow-up attacks targeted paramedics attending to the attack.
It is one of the deadliest reported since conflict erupted in July between the Houthis, who hold Sanaa, and forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognised government.
The resumption of fighting has virtually shattered a United Nations-brokered truce signed in 2022 that had mostly stopped strikes between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition.
Since the resumption of war, Houthis have launched missile and drone attacks on Saudi targets including airports and oil facilities, while Saudi Arabia has carried out airstrikes in Yemen in support of its Yemeni allies.
The recent bloodshed has worsened Yemen’s humanitarian situation in a country already devastated by more than a decade of conflict, massive displacement and severe shortages of basic goods.
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