Yemen vows revenge for Saudi massacre of civilians
The gist
Saudi-led coalition strikes on a village near Sanaa killed at least 27, Houthi-run ministry says.
The strikes followed a deadly Taiz market attack both sides blame on each other.
How it unfolded
- Nov 6, 2026A strike on the al-Hadara market in Taiz's al-Wazi'iyah district killed at least 30 civilians and injured 21, per the Yemeni Health Ministry; the Houthis blamed Saudi airstrikes while coalition-aligned forces spokesman Colonel Majed al-Nazili said the Houthis hit the market with ballistic missiles.
- Nov 6, 2026Brigadier General Yahya Saree, spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces, vowed revenge for the al-Hadara market killings.
- Nov 7, 2026Saudi-led coalition airstrikes hit homes in al-Shariya village in Bani Hushaysh district, about 15 km northeast of Sanaa; the Houthi-run Health Ministry told AP at least 27 were killed and 36 wounded, mostly women and children, with the toll revised from an initial 11 within about seven hours.
Key terms
- Houthi
- A Zaydi Shia Islamist political and paramilitary organization that emerged from Yemen in the 1990s.
- Saudi-led coalition
- A military alliance of countries led by Saudi Arabia that intervened in Yemen's civil war starting in 2015.
- ballistic missiles
- A missile that is powered only briefly and then follows an unpowered ballistic trajectory.
Source: Wikipedia