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Saudi strikes on Yemen kill 12, Houthis say

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Saudi warplanes conducted strikes on Yemen that killed at least 12 people, including three children, according to Houthi media reports from October 17. The attacks targeted civilian homes in Taiz governorate and Dhamar province, resulting in nine deaths and 16 injuries in Taiz, and three child fatalities along with 17 wounded in Dhamar. The Houthis accused the Saudi-led coalition of using banned cluster bombs in these raids during Yemen's ongoing civil war.
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As of October 17, 2026, an airstrike conducted by the Saudi-led coalition killed three children in Yemen's Dhamar province and injured more than a dozen others. The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels accused Saudi Arabia of the attack on houses in al-Ar village, which targeted one child aged 8 and two children aged 10. Additionally, according to Houthi media reports on the same day, Saudi warplanes carried out overnight strikes in Taiz governorate that killed nine people and injured 16 others, including several civilians trapped under rubble. The Houthis stated these attacks used cluster bombs, which are internationally banned.

Since fighting resumed in September, the Houthis claim that over 124 people have been killed in their territories due to ongoing conflicts with Saudi Arabia and its Yemeni allies. Meanwhile, the conflict has seen heightened activity, including Houthi attacks on Saudi targets such as vessels in the Red Sea, oil facilities, and Riyadh’s international airport where 13 people were killed last week.

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Houthis Iran SANAA Saudi Yemen

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Saudi NORP · 6× Houthis NORP · 4× Yemen GPE · 4× Iran GPE · 2× AFP ORG · 1× Dhamar GPE · 1× Houthi NORP · 1× Riyadh GPE · 1× SANAA GPE · 1× Taiz GPE · 1×

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The Houthis have repeatedly attacked Saudi targets in recent weeks, including vessels in the Red Sea, oil facilities and Riyadh’s international airport, where 13 people were killed in a single attack last week.
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Saudi strikes on Yemen kill 12, Houthis say · assertive framing

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Saudi strikes on Yemen kill 12, Houthis say SANAA, Yemen – Saudi strikes that began overnight have killed at least 12 people in Yemen, three of them children, Houthi media reported on Oct 17. asserted
media → kill → Oct
Saudi warplanes targeted “civilian homes” in Taiz governorate on Oct 17, killing nine people and wounding 16, the Iran-backed group’s news agency said, adding that people were still trapped under the rubble. asserted
people → target → rubble
The agency had earlier reported overnight strikes in Dhamar province that killed three children and wounded 17 other people. asserted
that → report → people
It said the strikes were carried out “using cluster bombs, which are banned internationally”. asserted
which → say → bombs
The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis has launched daily raids in Yemen backing the internationally recognised government in the country’s long-running civil war. asserted
coalition → lead → war
The conflict, dormant for years, erupted again in July and intensified after the Iran-backed group seized the Red Sea coast in September. asserted
group → erupt → September
The Houthis have repeatedly attacked Saudi targets in recent weeks, including vessels in the Red Sea, oil facilities and Riyadh’s international airport, where 13 people were killed in a single attack last week. asserted
people → attack → attack
According to the Houthis, the toll from Saudi strikes between Sept 3 and Oct 15 is 115 dead and 305 wounded. uncertain
toll → accord → Sept
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