SANAA, Yemen — Saudi-led coalition airstrikes on Al-Shariya village east of Yemen’s capital killed at least 33 people on Saturday, Nov. 7, most of them women and children, Houthi health ministry spokesman Anees Alasbahi said, The Times of Israel reported, citing agencies. The toll has not been independently verified.
Unverified claim, Saba and Al-Masirah (Houthi): the Houthi-run outlets earlier gave a toll of 22 dead and 30 wounded and said aircraft hit paramedics with two strikes, CBS News reported, citing AFP.
Related: WHO: 1,771 Killed in Yemen Fighting Since August Escalation.
The Houthi account
Alasbahi said the near-final figures were 12 men, eight women and 13 children dead, and 39 wounded, The Times of Israel reported. There was no immediate comment from Saudi Arabia.
The coalition’s account
Hours earlier, the Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted and destroyed a Houthi missile heading toward Riyadh province, according to both outlets. The Times of Israel described it as a cruise missile.
On Friday, an attack on a market in Taiz province killed 30 people. The Houthis blamed Saudi airstrikes, while Yemen’s government forces said the Houthis fired a ballistic missile at the site, the reports said.
A widening war
The U.N. says more than 1,600 people have been killed and more than 300,000 displaced since fighting resumed, the reports said. A 2022 truce collapsed in July after the Houthis let an Iranian plane land in Sanaa, and the group later seized Yemen’s Red Sea coast and struck Riyadh’s airport, The Times of Israel reported.
Riyadh has been seeking outside help. Yemeni officials told AFP that Syria will send troops, a claim Damascus denies. More coverage is in World News.
Sources
- The Times of Israel (agencies): Houthis say Saudi strike near Sanaa killed 33, mostly women and children
- CBS News (AFP): Live updates, Nov. 7, 2026
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