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MapHouthis Say Saudi Airstrikes Kill At Least 25 Near Sanaa, Death Toll Expected To Rise
“Houthis say at least 25 killed in Saudi air strike”
“The Houthis have blamed Saudi Arabia for the attacks; at the time of the AP’s publication, Saudi Arabia had not commented.”
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At least 25 killed and about 30 wounded in al-Shariya near Sanaa. Casualties include women and children, according to Houthi Health Ministry.
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Sanaa-area strikes
Houthis-linked sources said airstrikes hit homes in the village of al-Shariyah near Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, killing at least 25 people and wounding 30 others, with the Houthis blaming the Saudi-led coalition.
Anees al-Asbahi, a spokesman for Yemen’s Houthi-run Health Ministry, told the Associated Press that the death toll was expected to rise as search and rescue efforts continued, and he accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out the strikes on al-Shariya.
The Associated Press reported that Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree, the Houthi military spokesperson, claimed the group carried out attacks against Saudi Arabia in response to the strikes on the village as well as another deadly attack Friday on a market in southwestern Yemen.
The BBC said live video footage on Al Masirah showed rescuers pulling bodies out of the rubble of several buildings in al-Shariyah, with bodies of young children among those dug out from the ruins.
Competing casualty counts
The Houthis and Houthi-affiliated media reported different casualty figures for the same Sanaa-area strikes, with Al Jazeera saying at least 25 killed and 30 injured. The BBC described the Houthis as saying at least 25 people, including women and children, had been killed, while DW said the Health Ministry for Yemen’s Houthi rebels reported at least 22 killed and at least 30 wounded.
Anees Alasbahi told the Associated Press that Saudi Arabia had carried out the strikes, and he said in a post on X that the strikes had hit several homes. The AP reported that it could not independently verify the Houthis’ claims, and it said Saudi Arabia’s Information Ministry did not immediately reply to AP requests for comment.
War stakes and next steps
The Associated Press said the Saturday toll reflected the rapid worsening of Yemen’s civil war, where a yearslong truce fell apart over the summer, and it described fighting escalating between the Iran-backed Houthis and their Saudi-backed opponents.
The BBC said the United Nations reported more than 1,600 people had been killed and more than 300,000 displaced since fighting resumed, and it noted that hours before the strike the Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted a missile heading towards Riyadh.
Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree claimed in a statement later Saturday that the group had carried out attacks against Saudi Arabia in response to the strikes on the village and another deadly attack Friday on a market in southwestern Yemen.
The BBC reported that Houthi leader Mahdi al-Mashat vowed that the group will take revenge for the latest attacks in Yemen.