Yemen Houthis report multiple casualties in attack as fighting goes on

Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in Yemen's capital, Sana'a, on Saturday resulted in multiple civilian casualties, according to media affiliated with the Iranian-aligned Houthi militia. At least 22 people, primarily children and women, were reported killed after Saudi jets targeted houses in the Bani Hushaysh district, which is under Houthi control.

The death toll later increased to 25, according to the Houthi-controlled Ministry of Health. Thirty others sustained injuries from the bombardment, as reported by local hospital officials. The Houthi-controlled news agency Saba also confirmed renewed Saudi strikes against houses and paramedics in the same district, although no casualty figures were provided.

No statement was issued by the Saudi-led coalition, which has been engaged in a conflict with the Houthi rebels in Yemen for over a decade. Yemen's internationally recognized government is supported by Saudi Arabia. The ongoing conflict in Yemen has recently escalated, coinciding with a broader war involving the United States and Iran.

Yemeni government forces, backed by allied popular resistance, successfully repelled a Houthi assault on the al-Aqroud front in the contested Taiz province in the southwestern part of the country, according to pro-government media reports on Saturday. Earlier in the day, the Saudi-led coalition announced the interception of a cruise missile launched by the Houthis towards the Saudi capital, Riyadh.