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Airstrike kills 22 people near Yemen's capital, Houthi official says

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On Saturday, November 7, 2026, airstrikes near Sanaa killed at least 22 people and injured 30 others, mostly women and children, according to a Houthi official. Anees Alasbahi, spokesman for the Health Ministry, accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out the attack in al-Shariya village but did not provide independent verification. The incident highlights the intensifying conflict between Iranian-backed Houthis and their Saudi-backed adversaries following the breakdown of a long-standing truce over the summer.
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As of November 8, 2026, Houthi officials reported that at least 33 people, including women and children, were killed and 39 injured after Saudi Arabia conducted airstrikes near Yemen’s capital city of Sanaa on November 7. The attack targeted a town called al-Shariya, east of Sanaa, with footage showing rescuers pulling bodies out from rubble and young children among the casualties. The conflict has escalated since July when a UN-brokered truce began to fall apart, leading to renewed fighting between Saudi Arabia-backed forces and Houthi rebels, who control much of northern Yemen. Both sides have blamed each other for recent strikes; on November 6, an airstrike in southern Yemen killed at least 30 people, according to Houthi officials. The AP could not independently verify these claims as Saudi Arabia’s Information Ministry did not immediately respond to inquiries.

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Houthi Houthis Sanaa Saudi Arabia Yemen

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Yemen GPE · 7× Houthi NORP · 3× Houthis NORP · 3× Sanaa GPE · 2× Saudi NORP · 2× Saudi Arabia GPE · 2× Anees Alasbahi PERSON · 1× Health Ministry ORG · 1× The Associated Press ORG · 1× al-Shariya GPE · 1×

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Airstrikes hit homes in a village near Yemen's capital, Sanaa, on Saturday (November 7, 2026), killing at least 22 people and wounding 30 others, mostly women and children, a spokesman for Yemen's Houthi-run Health Ministry said.
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The AP could not independently verify the claims, and Saudi Arabia's Information Ministry did not immediately reply to an AP request for comment.
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Airstrike kills 22 people near Yemen's capital, Houthi official says · assertive framing

Claims (16 extracted, 2 hedged)

Airstrikes hit homes in a village near Yemen's capital, Sanaa, on Saturday (November 7, 2026), killing at least 22 people and wounding 30 others, mostly women and children, a spokesman for Yemen's Houthi-run Health Ministry said. asserted
spokesman → hit → Ministry
Speaking to The Associated Press, Anees Alasbahi accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out the strikes on al-Shariya. asserted
Alasbahi → speak → Shariya
The AP could not independently verify the claims, and Saudi Arabia's Information Ministry did not immediately reply to an AP request for comment. uncertain
Ministry → verify → comment
The toll reflected the rapid worsening of Yemen's civil war, where a years-long truce fell apart over the summer. asserted
truce → reflect → summer
Fighting has escalated between the Iranian-backed Houthis — who control Sanaa, the north, and the west of the country — and their Saudi-backed opponents based in the south and east. asserted
who → escalate → south
On Friday (November 6, 2026), an airstrike in a market in southern Yemen killed at least 30 people, according to Houthi officials. uncertain
airstrike → kill → officials
The Houthis and Yemen's Saudi-backed military each blamed the other for that strike. asserted
Houthis → back → strike
Footage from Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV of the aftermath of Saturday's (November 7, 2026) strikes showed staff carrying limp bodies of young children out of ambulances, bringing the casualties to a local hospital. asserted
staff → run → hospital
One little girl's head had been cleaved open. asserted
head → cleave → ?
Other children lay on stretchers, bloodied and bandaged as staff tended to them. asserted
staff → lie → them
Footage from the village showed the rubble of destroyed houses and dust filling the air as people hid in nearby agricultural fields. asserted
people → show → fields
Mr. Alasbahi said in a posting earlier on X that Saturday's (November 7, 2026) strikes hit several homes in al-Shariyah. asserted
strikes → say → Shariyah
Subsequent strikes targeted emergency responders, he told the AP. asserted
he → target → AP
In September, the Houthis made a lightning advance, capturing much of Yemen's Red Sea coast and strategic islands in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. asserted
Houthis → make → Strait
They have also encircled the city of Taiz, a strategic gateway to southern Yemen. asserted
They → encircle → Yemen
At the same time, they have stepped up strikes on Saudi Arabia, targeting oil and military infrastructure and shipping in the Red Sea. asserted
they → step → Sea
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