Houthi-run health ministry says airstrikes it blames on Saudi Arabia kill 27 near Yemen capital

At least 27 people were killed and 36 wounded in alleged Saudi airstrikes on a village east of Yemen’s capital Sanaa, according to the Houthi-run Saba news agency on Saturday. The strike hit homes in Bani Hushaysh, a Houthi stronghold, with the ministry saying most victims were women and children. Reuters was unable to independently verify the account, and Saudi Arabia’s Center for International Communication said it would look into Reuters’ questions. The attack comes after fighting between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis resumed in July, shattering a 2022 UN-brokered truce that largely halted coalition attacks.