Houthi media says Saudi strike in Taiz killed seven
A Saudi airstrike on a marketplace in Yemen’s Taiz killed seven people and wounded 40, according to the Houthi-run Al-Masirah television channel. The reported attack comes amid renewed fighting between Houthi forces and Yemen’s internationally recognised government, with both sides reporting intensified military activity across several provinces.
A Saudi airstrike on a marketplace in the southwestern Yemeni city of Taiz killed seven people and wounded 40, Houthi-run Al-Masirah television reported on Sunday. The channel said the strike hit a central market. Its report followed an earlier announcement that a Saudi fighter jet had targeted the area.
The casualty figures have not been independently verified in the supplied material. Taiz is controlled by Yemen’s internationally recognised government and has become a frontline in fighting with the Houthis, who hold large parts of northern Yemen. The latest reported strike comes after a period described in the source material as one of relative calm.
Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said on Saturday that Saudi aircraft had carried out 27 strikes across Taiz, Marib, Saada, Amran, Ibb and Hajjah provinces. The supplied material does not provide an account from Saudi authorities on the reported strikes. Saudi Arabia said on Saturday that it had intercepted two Houthi drones heading towards the capital, Riyadh.
Schools in the city announced a shift to remote learning for one week, according to messages emailed to parents and seen by AFP, although no reason was given. The conflict began in 2014, when the Houthis seized the capital, Sanaa, from the Saudi-backed government. The group later took control of wide areas of northern Yemen.
Despite Saudi support, government forces have been unable to repel the latest Houthi offensive, according to the source material. The renewed violence has unfolded against the backdrop of a widening regional conflict. The supplied report says the Houthis have seized Yemen’s Red Sea coast, including the Bab al-Mandab Strait, and have also imposed a blockade affecting Saudi energy exports, but it gives no further independent detail on those claims.
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