Airstrikes hit homes in al-Shariya near Yemen’s capital on Saturday. A spokesman for the Houthi-run Health Ministry accused Saudi Arabia and said rescue work continued. Saudi authorities did not immediately comment. The attack followed a separate market strike as fighting intensified after a yearslong period of relative quiet broke down over the summer.
Airstrikes hit homes in al-Shariya, a village near Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, on Saturday.[1], [2]
The Houthi-run Health Ministry said people were killed and wounded. Ministry spokesman Anees al-Asbahi accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out the attack and said rescue operations continued. Houthi media also described strikes on homes. Saudi Arabia’s Information Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.[1]
The village lies about 15 kilometres northeast of Sanaa. Injured children were taken to hospitals in the capital, where Associated Press photographs showed them receiving care. Houthi-run Al-Masirah television showed destroyed houses and people sheltering in agricultural fields. Al-Asbahi said people remained under the rubble and alleged further strikes during rescue operations. The Houthi allegations about responsibility and those subsequent attacks were not independently verified.[1]
The Iran-backed Houthi movement controls Sanaa and northern and western Yemen, while its Saudi-backed opponents are based in the south and east. A truce reached in 2022 brought years of relative quiet before renewed fighting over the summer. Friday’s separate attack on a market in southwestern Yemen prompted mutual accusations from the Houthis and the Saudi-backed Yemeni military. Fighting around Taiz has restricted access to food and water.[1]
