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Houthis say Saudi airstrikes kill at least 25 people near Yemen's capital

The Houthi-run ministry's spokesman first gave a toll of 22, Saudi Arabia did not immediately comment, and AP could not independently verify the claims.

11 news outlets reported this
Liberal5 outletsA Houthi health official's toll and accusationCenter4 outletsThe strike within Yemen's reignited Saudi-Houthi warConservative2 outletsThe Houthi toll rising amid a worsening civil war
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Overview

On Saturday, airstrikes struck homes in al-Shariya, a village near Yemen's capital, Sanaa. Anees Alasbahi, spokesman for the -run Health Ministry, first gave The Associated Press a toll of 22 dead and 30 wounded, mostly women and children. He later told the Houthi-run Al-Masirah channel that at least 25 had died.

He accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out the strikes. Saudi Arabia did not immediately comment, and AP said it could not independently verify the claims. Al-Masirah footage showed rescuers pulling bodies from rubble, with young children among the victims.

Alasbahi said civilians remained buried and that later strikes targeted emergency workers. Houthi officials said at least 30 people died the day before when a market in southern Yemen was hit. Both the Houthis and the Saudi-backed military pointed at the other side.

A truce that had held for years fell apart over the summer. The UN counts more than 1,600 dead and over 300,000 displaced since fighting resumed. The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted a missile aimed at Riyadh.

According to the BBC, a Houthi leader, Mahdi al-Mashat, vowed revenge.

Key figures
  • at least 25people killed, by Houthi-run Health Ministry spokesman's later countNew York Post
  • 30people wounded, per the Houthi-run Health MinistryNew York Post
  • at least 30killed in Friday's market strike, according to Houthi officialsDeutsche Welle
  • more than 1,600people killed since fighting resumed, per the UNBBC News
  • more than 300,000people displaced since fighting resumed, per the UNBBC News

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Liberal5 outlets

A Houthi health official's toll and accusation

ABC News headlines its report "Airstrike kills at least 22 people near Yemen's capital, Houthi official says." It rests on the Houthi-run Health Ministry spokesman, Anees Alasbahi, who told The Associated Press that the casualties were mostly women and children and accused Saudi Arabia of the strikes in al-Shariya. ABC notes there was no immediate comment from Saudi Arabia.

It ties the strikes to the previous day's market attack in southern Yemen, where Houthi officials reported 30 killed and each side blamed the other. Al Jazeera English titles its report "Houthis report 25 killed in Yemen strikes" and says the Houthis put the toll at least 25 dead and 30 injured in air strikes.

Center4 outlets

The strike within Yemen's reignited Saudi-Houthi war

The BBC leads with "at least 25" dead, citing media linked to the Houthis, and describes Al-Masirah footage of rescuers pulling bodies from rubble. It places the strike in the war's revival after the Iran war, notes the Saudi-led coalition has not commented, and closes with a Houthi leader, Mahdi al-Mashat, vowing revenge. Deutsche Welle leads with the lower toll of "at least 22," attributed to the Houthi health ministry, and calls the Al-Masirah footage "purported."

It adds a section on the state of the war, the collapse of the truce and the UN toll of more than 1,600 dead. Both mention Friday's market strike, with Houthis and government forces trading blame, and the missile the coalition said it intercepted.

Conservative2 outlets

The Houthi toll rising amid a worsening civil war

The New York Post runs the Associated Press text under "An airstrike has killed 25 people near Yemen's capital, Houthi official says." It opens with homes hit in a village near Sanaa and the health ministry spokesman's count of at least 25 dead, says AP could not independently verify the claims, and notes Alasbahi raised the toll from 22. It describes Al-Masirah footage of injured children and the rubble.

It adds context on the truce's collapse, the Houthi advance along the Red Sea coast, the encirclement of Taiz and the UN figure of at least 150,000 dead in the war. The Washington Times reports the same opening: homes hit near Sanaa, at least 25 killed and 30 wounded, mostly women and children, per the spokesman.

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Houthis

An armed movement in Yemen, aligned with Iran, that has controlled the capital Sanaa and the north of the country since 2014. Since late 2023 it has attacked ships in the Red Sea, disrupting a main trade route between Asia and Europe.

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