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Airstrikes on a village east of Yemen’s capital Sanaa killed 33 people and injured 39 on Saturday, the Houthi-run health ministry said, as renewed fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-aligned group spreads across Yemen and into the kingdom.
Ministry spokesman Anees Alasbahi gave the updated toll for al-Shariya in the Bani Hushaysh district in a ministry statement carried by the Houthi-run news agency. He said the dead included 13 children, eight women and 12 men.
The ministry blamed Saudi airstrikes for the deaths. Saudi Arabia’s Center for International Communication said it was investigating the report, according to separate reporting.
Abdul-Aziz al-Dailami, director of Sehatuna Hospital in Sanaa, said victims remained trapped beneath collapsed homes. He said further strikes hit as rescuers arrived and that medical responders were among those killed.
“The strikes keep coming. Just as rescuers arrive, another strike hits,” al-Dailami said. He described patients with head, chest and leg injuries and fractures.
The attacks add to a conflict that resumed in July after a 2022 United Nations-brokered truce had largely halted cross-border attacks. Saudi Arabia backs Yemen’s internationally recognised government; the Houthis control Sanaa.
The Houthis have launched missile and drone attacks on Saudi airports and oil facilities during the renewed fighting, while Saudi forces have carried out airstrikes in Yemen. Earlier Saturday, the group claimed attacks on Riyadh airport, Aramco facilities and military positions.
JBizNews Desk | Sanaa, Yemen
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