Strikes near Sanaa leave dozens dead, Saudi role disputed
Airstrikes on the village of Al-Shariya, near Sanaa, killed at least 27 people and wounded 36, most of them women and children, according to Houthi-run health officials. A later Houthi-run report put the toll at 33 dead and 39 wounded in Bani Hushaysh, a Houthi stronghold east of Sanaa, with victims still trapped under rubble. Houthi officials blame Saudi Arabia; Riyadh has not commented on the strikes. Saudi-led coalition forces said they destroyed a Houthi missile aimed at Riyadh province. The UN says over 1,600 people have been killed and more than 300,000 displaced since fighting resumed.
Key facts
- Abdul-Aziz al-Dailami, director of Sehatuna Hospital, said first responders were among those trapped under rubble.
- The International Organization for Migration reports more than 200,000 people displaced since the latest fighting began.
- Yemeni government forces said they struck 875 Houthi sites and gatherings in the past few hours under Operation Dawn of Yemen.
- An attack on a Taiz province market killed 30 people on Friday; the Houthis blame Saudi airstrikes, while government forces blame a Houthi ballistic missile.
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Why it matters
Renewed fighting has broken a 2022 UN-brokered truce that had largely halted attacks between the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthis.
What changed
First published from Middle East Eye, Hindustan Times, The Hindu, DW and BBC News