Houthi-run health ministry says airstrikes it blames on Saudi Arabia kill 27 near Yemen capital

On November 7, the Houthi-run Saba news agency reported that at least 27 people were killed and 36 wounded in an airstrike by Saudi Arabia near Yemen's capital, Sanaa. The victims, mostly women and children, were reportedly trapped under the rubble of their homes. The Saba agency, which is controlled by the Houthi group, stated that the assault targeted the village of Bani Hushaysh, a Houthi-controlled area east of Sanaa.

The strikes are the deadliest reported since the resumption of fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Houthi group in July. The renewed conflict between the two sides has ended the 2022 UN-brokered truce that had largely halted attacks. The Houthi group has since conducted missile and drone attacks on Saudi airports and oil facilities, while Riyadh has carried out airstrikes in Yemen to support its allies.

The director of Sehatuna Hospital in Sanaa, Abdul-Aziz al-Dailami, reported that many of the wounded required critical care with injuries to the head, chest, and legs, as well as fractures. He also noted that first responders were among the casualties. The ongoing violence, a result of the broader US-Iran conflict, has reignited a 12-year conflict in Yemen that has become one of the world's worst humanitarian crises and has further fragmented the Arab world's poorest nation.

As of October, the International Organization for Migration reported that over 200,000 people had been displaced since the recent round of fighting began.