Yemeni gov’t forces report advances as Houthis say deadly strikes hit Sanaa

In Yemen's Sanaa province, at least 27 people were killed and 36 wounded in Saudi-led coalition air strikes, according to Houthi-run health ministry reports. The Houthi group claimed 27 victims were women and children, and outlined that rescuers were still retrieving victims from the rubble. Warplanes reportedly struck paramedics twice during the attacks.

The Houthis responded by launching six missile and drone operations against Saudi targets in the kingdom and Yemen, targeting Aramco oil facilities, Riyadh airport, and Saudi military positions along the border. In retaliation, the Saudi-led coalition stated they had intercepted and destroyed an incoming Houthi missile towards Riyadh province.

Separately, the Yemeni government forces announced that they had conducted 875 strikes on Houthi sites and gatherings in the past few hours as part of their offensive dubbed Operation Dawn of Yemen. The aim of the operation is to retake Houthi-held territories, including the capital Sanaa. On Friday, a market attack in Taiz province killed 30 people, with the Houthis blaming Saudi air strikes and government forces accusing the group of firing a missile at the location.