By World Media Feed Editorial Team
Sanaa, Yemen — November 7, 2026 — Airstrikes hit homes in a village near Yemen’s capital on Saturday, killing at least 25 people and wounding 30 others, according to Yemen’s Houthi-run Health Ministry, as renewed fighting pushes the country deeper into a widening civil war.
The strikes hit the village of al-Shariya, about 15 kilometers northeast of Sanaa, according to Houthi health officials. The ministry spokesman, Anees Alasbahi, accused Saudi Arabia of carrying out the attacks.
The Associated Press could not independently verify the allegation, and there was no immediate response from Saudi authorities.
Death toll rises as rescue operations continue
The reported death toll initially stood at 22 before rising to 25, according to Houthi officials. Most of those reported killed and wounded were women and children.
Houthi-linked media showed images of damaged homes, debris and wounded civilians being taken to a local hospital. Officials also said people remained trapped beneath the rubble and alleged that subsequent strikes targeted emergency workers attempting to reach survivors.
Those claims could not be independently verified.
The strikes came one day after another deadly attack in southern Yemen. Houthi officials said at least 30 people were killed in a market strike in Taiz, while the Houthis and Yemen’s Saudi-backed forces blamed each other for the attack.
Yemen’s fragile calm has collapsed
The latest violence comes after a yearslong period of relative calm ended this year.
The Houthis, who have controlled Sanaa and large parts of northern and western Yemen since seizing the capital in 2014, have renewed military operations against forces aligned with Yemen’s internationally recognized government.
Saudi Arabia has backed the government while the Houthis have received support from Iran.
The renewed fighting has also increased concerns about the security of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a strategic maritime corridor connecting the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and an important route for international trade.
The conflict has already produced one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. The United Nations estimates that the war has killed at least 150,000 people over the years, including deaths linked to hunger and disease.
A wider regional risk
The latest attacks are part of a broader escalation that has increasingly drawn regional interests into Yemen’s renewed conflict.
The Houthis have stepped up attacks against Saudi targets, while Saudi-led forces have continued air operations against Houthi-held territory.
For civilians living in and around Sanaa, the renewed fighting threatens to erase years of relative calm and further strain access to food, medical care and basic services.
With competing sides offering conflicting accounts of recent attacks, the full circumstances surrounding Saturday’s strikes remain unclear. What is increasingly evident, however, is that Yemen’s conflict is once again moving toward a more dangerous phase for civilians.
Sources: Associated Press; Agence France-Presse.
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