Yemen22 October, 20262 min read
Saudi Airstrike Kills Yemeni Citizen, Injures Child In Taiz Homes
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A Yemeni citizen killed and a child injured in Taiz homes by Saudi airstrike. Taiz fronts see intensified fighting with strikes on reinforcements and weapon stockpiles.
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Taiz strikes and casualties
Yemeni media said a Saudi airstrike targeted homes in the Al-Za’za’a area of Al-Shamaitain district in Taiz governorate and killed a citizen while injuring a child. Al-Sharq al-Awsat said Houthi militants burned several roads connecting villages to al-Shamaytīn and al-Turba, and by Sunday blew up several ferry pontoons along the “Niqil Muṣīr” road linking western villages to the city of Turba. The Houthis’ siege and fighting around Taiz coincided with rising indicators of Houthi losses, as Yemeni monitoring data reported 422 members of the group being buried this month, including leaders and officers.
The Saudi-led coalition supporting the legitimate government in Yemen said the claims by the Houthi militia about threatening Saudi Arabia by targeting tribal and civilian gatherings are “baseless falsehoods.” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed concern over continued Houthi attacks on civilian targets in Saudi Arabia and the escalation of hostilities around Taiz in Yemen.
Air raids on Houthi sites
The Yemeni Army’s air force carried out intensive airstrikes targeting military sites belonging to the Houthis in the Taiz Governorate. Official sources reported that the air operations included the destruction of military radars and advanced communications systems used by the Houthis to manage their field operations. The bombing hit areas including al-‘Arma, Khut al-Man‘am, al-Sana, and Madrat, as well as sites in al-Masrah and al-Jandal.
The Houthis continued to impose a tight siege on the city of Taiz by establishing positions on surrounding mountain heights, while controlling the northern, western, and eastern entrances to the city. The Houthi military spokesperson stated that an attack targeted a yacht near Zuqur Island close to the Bab al-Mandab Strait, and the spokesperson claimed it injured 14 Indian nationals aboard the yacht.
Fishermen killed and bombardments
Yemen’s armed forces, led by the movement Ansarolá, said eight fishermen were killed during an escalation in which 93 air and missile strikes by Saudi forces were carried out across eight Yemeni provinces in the last 24 hours. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the hostilities affected areas in Al-Jawf, Taiz, Saada, Marib, Hajjah, Lahj, Amran, and Ibb, resulting in civilian casualties. teleSUR said Saudi combat aircraft attacked two fishing boats in the Dhubab district of Taiz province, and the jets carried out a second strike against the survivors of the first bombing, resulting in the death of the entire crew.
The Yemeni Red Sea Authority condemned the airstrike and called it a criminal and treacherous act against unarmed workers. Ansarolá’s spokesperson said these actions bring the total number of bombardments and missile attacks carried out by the coalition since the current escalation began to 2,793.