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Houthi health authorities reported on Sunday that at least 44 people were killed in airstrikes near Sanaa, Yemen, with most of the victims being women and children. The attack occurred in the village of al-Shariya east of the capital on Saturday and also left 40 wounded, including eight children and nine women. Anees al-Asbahi, spokesperson for the Houthi Health Ministry, accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out these strikes amid escalating violence between the rebels and Saudi forces during Yemen's ongoing civil war.
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As of November 9, 2026, Houthi rebels report that at least 44 people, mostly women and children, were killed in airstrikes near Yemen's capital city of Sanaa on Saturday, November 5. The death toll includes 21 children and 10 women, making it one of the deadliest attacks since fighting escalated over the summer. Rescue teams are still searching for missing people, suggesting the number could rise further. Anees Al-Asbahi, a spokesman for Yemen's Houthi-run Health Ministry, accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out the strikes in al-Shariya village, east of Sanaa. The attacks come amid increased hostilities between Iranian-backed Houthis and Saudi forces, resulting in hundreds of casualties in Yemen and dozens in Saudi Arabia.

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Houthi Iran Sanaa Saudi Arabia Yemen

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Yemen GPE · 3× Houthi NORP · 2× Iran GPE · 2× Sanaa GPE · 2× Saudi Arabia GPE · 2× Al-Asbahi PERSON · 1× Anees al-Asbahi PERSON · 1× Health Ministry ORG · 1× Rubio PERSON · 1× al-Shariya GPE · 1×

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He blamed Saudi Arabia for the strikes, which came amid a major escalation in fighting between the Iran-backed rebels and the kingdom that has killed hundreds of people in Yemen and dozens in Saudi Arabia.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-09
Mr. Al-Asbahi said rescue teams were still searching the area for missing people, raising fears that the death toll could rise.
2026-11-09 · The Hindu
Houthi rebels say at least 44 killed in airstrike near Yemeni capital · assertive framing

Claims (6 extracted, 1 hedged)

The death toll from airstrikes that hit homes near Yemen's capital, Sanaa, on Saturday has increased to 44, most of them women and children, Houthi health authorities said late Sunday (November 8, 2026). asserted
authorities → hit → them
The strikes on the village of al-Shariya, east of Sanaa, wounded 40 others, including eight children and nine women, said Anees al-Asbahi, spokesperson for the Houthi-run Health Ministry. asserted
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The dead included 21 children and 10 women, he said, making the strikes one of the deadliest attacks in the latest bout of violence in Yemen's year-long civil war. asserted
strikes → include → war
Mr. Al-Asbahi said rescue teams were still searching the area for missing people, raising fears that the death toll could rise. uncertain
toll → say → fears
He blamed Saudi Arabia for the strikes, which came amid a major escalation in fighting between the Iran-backed rebels and the kingdom that has killed hundreds of people in Yemen and dozens in Saudi Arabia. asserted
that → blame → Arabia
Iran's foreign ministry dismisses Mr. Rubio comments asserted
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