Houthis say at least 25 killed in Saudi air strike

Media linked to the Houthi movement in Yemen said a Saudi air strike on the town of al‑Shariyah, east of the capital Sanaa, killed at least 33 people on Saturday, including women and children.

The Saudi‑led coalition that backs Yemen’s internationally recognised government has not commented on the incident. Al Masirah, a television channel run by the Houthis, broadcast video of rescuers pulling bodies from the rubble, with the remains of young children visible. The same footage showed injured people being taken on stretchers to a hospital, while the Houthi‑run Saba news agency reported 39 injuries.

The coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, has been fighting the Houthis for more than a decade in support of the recognised government. The conflict, dormant for several years, reignited after the Iran war and a truce collapsed when Saudi forces struck Sanaa’s airport to stop an Iranian plane from landing. The Tehran‑backed Houthis then hit Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport and later targeted Saudi vessels using the Red Sea as an alternative oil route.

Fighting has since intensified between the Houthis and forces loyal to the Saudi‑backed Yemeni government. An attack on a market in Taiz province on Friday was reported to have killed 30 people; the Houthis blamed the Saudis, while government troops accused the Houthis of firing a missile at the site.

The United Nations estimates that more than 1,600 people have been killed and over 300,000 displaced since hostilities resumed. Saudi forces regularly bomb Houthi positions, and the group has launched multiple missiles at Saudi targets, including airports and oil facilities. Hours before the al‑Shariyah strike, the coalition said it intercepted a missile headed for Riyadh.

Houthi leader Mahdi al‑Mashat has vowed that the group will take revenge for the latest attacks in Yemen.