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SANAA, November 7, 2026 — At least 27 people were killed and 36 wounded in what the Houthi-run Saba news agency said were Saudi airstrikes on a village near Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Saturday, according to Reuters.
The Houthi-run Ministry of Health said Saudi aircraft targeted citizens’ homes in Al-Shariya village in Bani Hushaysh District of Sanaa Governorate, killing 27 citizens, most of them women and children, and injuring 36 others, Saba reported.
Health ministry spokesman Anees al-Asbahi said the death toll is expected to rise as search and rescue efforts continue and accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out the strikes, the Associated Press reported.
The Houthi-run local authority in Sanaa Governorate said six homes were targeted and that aircraft struck rescue crews three times; it had earlier given an initial toll of 22 dead and 30 wounded.
Claims not independently verified
Al Jazeera said it could not independently verify the reports, and that Saudi Arabia and the Yemeni government have not commented on the reported strikes.
Reuters described it as one of the deadliest reported attacks since fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-aligned group resumed in July.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree claimed the group carried out attacks against Saudi Arabia in response, AP reported. The Houthis said they had carried out six missile and drone operations against Saudi targets, including Aramco oil facilities and Riyadh airport, according to Middle East Eye.
Separately, Yemeni government forces said they repelled Houthi assaults in Marib province, Al Jazeera reported.
Source: Reuters’ X; Saba; AP; Al Jazeera; Middle East Eye
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