Yemen’s Houthis say 30 dead in strikes on market
Rescue teams are searching for bodies beneath the rubble after the strikes, which the Houthis condemned as a 'war crime'.
In Yemen's southwestern province of Taiz, the Houthi-controlled region, the group claimed that Saudi airstrikes resulted in 30 deaths and eight injuries at a market on Friday. However, local authorities asserted that the Houthis were responsible for the attack, while Taiz authorities accused the rebels of indiscriminate missile fire, denying any air raids.
The clash between Iran-backed Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces resumed in July after years of relative peace, reigniting a new front in the Middle Eastern conflict. Saudi Arabia has been bombarding Houthi positions, while the Houthis have intensified their assaults on oil-rich Saudi Arabia. On Friday, the Saudi-led coalition reportedly intercepted a drone over Mecca, one of Islam's holiest cities, but the Houthis denied targeting the sacred sites.
On Thursday, the coalition reported intercepting a Houthi missile near Medina, another holy city, a claim the group rejected as slander.
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