Houthis and Yemeni government blame each other for Taiz market attack that killed 30
Houthis and Yemeni government blame each other for Taiz market attack that killed 30 Yemen’s Houthis and the internationally recognised government have blamed each other for a deadly attack on a market in Taiz province earlier on Friday. The Houthis said Saudi aircraft carried out the strikes, while the government accused the group of firing a ballistic missile at the market and called the attack…
Yemen's Houthis and the internationally recognized government both claim responsibility for a deadly attack on a market in Taiz province on Friday. The Houthis accused Saudi aircraft of carrying out the strikes, while the government blamed the Houthi group for firing a ballistic missile at the market, calling it a "war crime". Houthi health ministry spokesman Anis al-Asbahi told the Houthi-run Saba news agency that the Saudi aircraft targeted the market in Al-Waziya city with multiple strikes.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree stated that the aircraft had taken off from Saudi Arabia's Khamis Mushait base.
Local authorities in Taiz, however, blamed "indiscriminate Houthi missile fire" and denied any air strikes had occurred. The Houthi health ministry reported 30 deaths and eight injuries, stating that rescue teams were still searching for bodies under the rubble at the market, which is located in a Houthi-held area of the province.
Government forces claimed they had recaptured several areas of Taiz from the Houthis earlier in the week. Taiz province, situated near the Bab al-Mandab strait, serves as a crucial oil shipping route.
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