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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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🔮 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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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.
2026-11-08 · The Hindu
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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