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Saudi Airstrike Kills Seven, Injures 40 in Taiz Market, Houthi Health Ministry Says
Seven people killed and 40 wounded at a Taiz market, per Houthi health ministry. Casualties include several children, according to multiple outlets citing Houthis.
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Taiz market strike
Houthi-run health ministry officials said a strike on a market in Taiz province killed seven people and injured 40 others, including five children, after Saudi Arabia carried out an air attack attributed to it against shops near the Mawia crossing. The Houthi Health Ministry described the attack as one that killed "seven citizens" and injured "another 40" in an attack by "enemy Saudi planes" against "commercial premises at the Market of the Economic Corporation" at the Mawia crossing, Taiz province.
Yemeni government forces said they had aimed at a Houthi military position and vehicles in the area instead, while the attack hit several shops near the Mawiya crossing. The internationally recognized Yemeni government contended that the target was instead a camp used by Iranian-allied rebels, and residents told Efe they saw explosions and columns of smoke rising after the attacks.
Competing claims
Yahya Saree warned that the strike will have "severe consequences" after Houthi claims said a Saudi attack hit the Mawiyah market in Taiz province and left seven killed and 40 injured, including children. The Jerusalem Post quoted Saree saying, "This blood that was unjustly and aggressively shed in the Mawiyah market in Taiz province will have severe consequences for the Saudi perpetrator," tying the warning directly to the Saudi strike.
The internationally recognized Yemeni government said its forces had targeted a Houthi military camp and vehicles at the same junction, and Reuters military sources told The Business Standard that Houthi militants had recently established a military camp near the market. The Business Standard said the Houthi-run health ministry reported seven people killed and 40 injured, including children, in a strike on shops at a market in the Mawiya junction in Taiz province, while the Yemeni government later offered a different target description.
Wider escalation
The market strike came amid a sharp escalation in the war in Yemen, with Houthi forces advancing along the Red Sea coast toward Bab al-Mandab, an important navigation route. The Houthis claimed 27 attacks were carried out in six provinces in the last 24 hours, and Saudi Arabia responded with hundreds of airstrikes, according to the Houthis.
CGTN said Yemen's Houthi-run health ministry reported 7 people killed and 40 wounded in a strike on a market in Taiz, framing the casualties as a reported outcome of the attack. The latest attack occurred as intensified fighting around Taiz continued, with forces loyal to the government and the Houthis exchanging attacks as both sides sought to reinforce positions and control key routes in the province.