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Airstrikes on market in southwestern Yemen kill at least 20, Houthis say

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Airstrikes hit a market in al-Waziyah, Taiz province, southwestern Yemen on November 6, 2026, killing at least 20 people and injuring 15 according to Houthi officials. A Houthi Health Ministry spokesperson blamed the Saudi-led coalition for the attack, while local authorities in Taiz denied that any airstrikes occurred and instead accused the Houthis of responsibility. The Associated Press could not independently verify who carried out the strikes.
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131 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Qatar and other U.S.-allied Gulf Arab countries came under heavy fire from Iran earlier in the U.S.-Iran war and have been anxious to avoid a new escalation that could leave them vulnerable to attacks.
🔮 It would be one of the deadliest attacks since fighting resumed between the Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces.
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Topics

Houthi Houthis Saudi Taiz Yemen

Subjects

Houthi NORP · 3× Taiz GPE · 3× Houthis NORP · 2× Saudi NORP · 2× Anees Alsabahi PERSON · 1× Health Ministry ORG · 1× Iran GPE · 1× TV Al Masirah ORG · 1× Yemen GPE · 1× al-Waziyah GPE · 1×

Narrative

A Houthi Health Ministry spokesperson, Anees Alsabahi, told Houthi-run TV Al Masirah that 15 people were also wounded in the airstrikes on the market in al-Waziyah in the province of Taiz.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-06
🔮 It would be one of the deadliest attacks since fighting resumed between the Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces.

Claims (8 extracted, 2 hedged)

Airstrikes hit a market in southwestern Yemen on Friday (November 6, 2026), killing at least 20 people, according to an official with Iran-backed Houthi rebels. uncertain
Airstrikes → hit → rebels
It would be one of the deadliest attacks since fighting resumed between the Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces. asserted
fighting → resume → Houthis
A Houthi Health Ministry spokesperson, Anees Alsabahi, told Houthi-run TV Al Masirah that 15 people were also wounded in the airstrikes on the market in al-Waziyah in the province of Taiz. asserted
people → tell → Taiz
He said that the death toll was expected to rise from the airstrikes, which he blamed on the Saudi-led coalition. asserted
he → say → coalition
Local authorities in Taiz acknowledged that an attack on a busy market killed and wounded people, without providing details on the actual toll. asserted
attack → acknowledge → toll
But the authorities in Taiz blamed the Houthis for the incident. asserted
authorities → blame → incident
They said that no airstrikes were carried out in the area. asserted
airstrikes → say → area
The Associated Press couldn't immediately independently verify the claims of responsibility. uncertain
Press → verify → responsibility
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