Airstrike near Yemen’s Sanaa kills at least 25, Houthi health ministry says
The toll and the blame on Saudi Arabia come from Houthi sources and have not been independently verified.
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A Yemen airstrike near the capital Sanaa killed at least 25 people and wounded 30 others, mostly women and children, on Saturday, 7 November 2026, according to a spokesman for the Houthi-run Health Ministry. The strikes hit homes in a village, the Associated Press reported from Cairo, as carried by CTV News.
What the Yemen airstrike hit near Sanaa
The strikes hit al-Shariya, a farming village about 15 km northeast of Sanaa in Houthi-controlled territory, ETV Bharat reported in its version of the AP story. Health ministry spokesman Anees Alasbahi first put the toll at 22, then raised it to 25 on Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV. He said civilians were still trapped under rubble and that later strikes hit emergency workers trying to rescue survivors.
Al-Masirah TV described the attack as an airstrike by Saudi-backed government forces and broadcast footage of an injured man lying amid rubble. Alasbahi accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out the strikes. AP said it could not independently verify that claim, and Saudi Arabia’s Information Ministry did not immediately respond to its request for comment.
Key numbers
- 25: people killed, the latest toll from the Houthi-run Health Ministry.
- 30: people wounded, mostly women and children.
- 22: the earlier toll the spokesman gave AP before raising it.
- 15 km: the distance of the village northeast of Sanaa.
Background: a war that has flared again
The war began in 2014, when the Houthis seized Sanaa and drove out the internationally recognised government. The United Nations says it has killed at least 150,000 people. The Houthis, who are backed by Iran, hold Sanaa and the north and west, while Saudi-backed forces hold the south and east.
A 2022 truce fell apart over the summer, AP reported. The Houthis launched new offensives, citing Saudi Arabia’s continued blockade of their territory, and took much of the Red Sea coast. A Friday airstrike on a market in southern Yemen reportedly killed at least 30 people, according to Houthi officials, and each side blamed the other.
What people said
Both casualty figures and the blame for the strike come from Houthi sources, and no independent count has been given. The Saudi-led coalition has said it strikes military infrastructure in Houthi-held areas, but AP did not link that statement to this attack.
What happens next
Rescue work continues and the toll may change as bodies are recovered. A response from Saudi Arabia or Yemen’s government would show whether the strike is confirmed. More international news is in our World Affairs section, on the World page, and in our report on Israel’s coalition talks.
The strike comes as a 2022 truce has collapsed and both sides are trading blame for attacks on civilians. A verified account of who carried it out would show how far the war has escalated.